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Recognised as Colour

#EDAB9C

  • #EDAB9C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EDAB9C is a red with RGB values 237, 171, 156 and HSL 11°, 69%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EDAB9C#EDAB9C
HEX#EDAB9C
RGBrgb(237, 171, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.6706, 0.6118
RGB percentages92.9%, 67.1%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(11.1, 69.2%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.1, 34.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 27.8%, 34.2%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,575,964
CSS custom property--colour: #EDAB9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.91:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#125463

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAB39Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9C09Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FCA2A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 13.3Light pink · ΔE 14.5Pink · ΔE 16.1Rosy brown · ΔE 17.1Tan · ΔE 18.7Light salmon · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CDEED
Analogous#ED9CB6, #EDD39C
Triadic#9CEDAB, #AB9CED
Split complementary#9CEDD3, #9CB6ED
Tetradic#B6ED9C, #9CDEED, #D49CED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDF4F2
Lighter +10%#F5D0C7
Darker −10%#E58671
Darker −20%#DD6246
Darker −30%#CB4425
Darker −40%#A0351D
More saturated +25%#FCA28D
Less saturated −25%#DEB4AB

Channel breakdown

R237
G171
B156
Red237 (92.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue11.11°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G AB · B 9C

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