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Recognised as Colour

#EDA99C

  • #EDA99C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EDA99C is a red with RGB values 237, 169, 156 and HSL 10°, 69%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EDA99C#EDA99C
HEX#EDA99C
RGBrgb(237, 169, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.6627, 0.6118
RGB percentages92.9%, 66.3%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(9.6, 69.2%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.6, 34.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 28.7%, 34.2%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,575,452
CSS custom property--colour: #EDA99C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.76:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#125663

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8B19Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8BF9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FCA0A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 13.2Light pink · ΔE 13.8Pink · ΔE 15.7Rosy brown · ΔE 16.7Light salmon · ΔE 19.6Tan · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 13.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CE0ED
Analogous#ED9CB8, #EDD29C
Triadic#9CEDA9, #A99CED
Split complementary#9CEDD1, #9CB8ED
Tetradic#B8ED9C, #9CE0ED, #D19CED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDF4F2
Lighter +10%#F5CEC7
Darker −10%#E58471
Darker −20%#DD5E46
Darker −30%#CB4025
Darker −40%#A0321D
More saturated +25%#FC9F8D
Less saturated −25%#DEB3AB

Channel breakdown

R237
G169
B156
Red237 (92.9%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue9.63°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G A9 · B 9C

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