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Recognised as Colour

#EE8796

  • #EE8796
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#EE8796 is a red with RGB values 238, 135, 150 and HSL 351°, 75%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#EE8796#EE8796
HEX#EE8796
RGBrgb(238, 135, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5294, 0.5882
RGB percentages93.3%, 52.9%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(351.3, 75.2%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.3, 43.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 43.3%, 37%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,632,278
CSS custom property--colour: #EE8796;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#117869

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A9996no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3AD94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7D8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 10.4Pale violetred · ΔE 12.5Light pink · ΔE 19Indian red · ΔE 19.6Salmon · ΔE 20.1Dark salmon · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 10.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87EEDF
Analogous#EE87C9, #EEAC87
Triadic#96EE87, #8796EE
Split complementary#87EEAC, #87C9EE
Tetradic#CAEE87, #87EEDF, #AC87EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE0E4
Lighter +10%#F4B4BD
Darker −10%#E85A6F
Darker −20%#E12E48
Darker −30%#C11B33
Darker −40%#941527
More saturated +25%#FF768A
Less saturated −25%#DD98A2

Channel breakdown

R238
G135
B150
Red238 (93.3%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue351.26°
Saturation (HSL)75.18%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 87 · B 96

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