Colour

#EE8488

#EE8488
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#EE8488 is a red with RGB values 238, 132, 136 and HSL 358°, 76%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#EE8488#EE8488

HEX#EE8488

RGBrgb(238, 132, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5176, 0.5333

RGB percentages93.3%, 51.8%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(357.7, 75.7%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.7, 44.5%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 44.5%, 42.9%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,631,496

CSS custom property--colour: #EE8488;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1

Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#117B77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9A9688no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4AB86no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF7786no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 4.1 Salmon · ΔE 13.8 Indian red · ΔE 15.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 17.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 17.5 Light pink · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 4.12, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#84EEEA

Analogous#EE84BD, #EEB584

Triadic#88EE84, #8488EE

Split complementary#84EEB5, #84BDEE

Tetradic#BDEE84, #84EEEA, #B584EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FADEDF

Lighter +10%#F4B1B3

Darker −10%#E8575D

Darker −20%#E22A31

Darker −30%#BF1A21

Darker −40%#921419

More saturated +25%#FF7378

Less saturated −25%#DD9698

Channel breakdown

R238

G132

B136

Red238 (93.3%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue357.74°

Saturation (HSL)75.71%

Lightness72.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G 84 · B 88

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