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Recognised as Colour

#EDAA9C

  • #EDAA9C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EDAA9C is a red with RGB values 237, 170, 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

#EDAA9C#EDAA9C
HEX#EDAA9C
RGBrgb(237, 170, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.6667, 0.6118
RGB percentages92.9%, 66.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(10.4, 69.2%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.4, 34.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 28.3%, 34.2%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,575,708
CSS custom property--colour: #EDAA9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.83:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#125563

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9B29Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9BF9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FCA1A6no 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 text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 13.3Light pink · ΔE 14.1Pink · ΔE 15.9Rosy brown · ΔE 16.9Tan · ΔE 19.3Light salmon · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 13.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CDFED
Analogous#ED9CB7, #EDD29C
Triadic#9CEDAA, #AA9CED
Split complementary#9CEDD2, #9CB7ED
Tetradic#B7ED9C, #9CDFED, #D39CED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDF4F2
Lighter +10%#F5CFC7
Darker −10%#E58571
Darker −20%#DD6046
Darker −30%#CB4225
Darker −40%#A0341D
More saturated +25%#FCA08D
Less saturated −25%#DEB4AB

Channel breakdown

R237
G170
B156
Red237 (92.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue10.37°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G AA · B 9C

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