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Colour

#EE8889

  • #EE8889
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#EE8889 is a red with RGB values 238, 136, 137 and HSL 359°, 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

#EE8889#EE8889
HEX#EE8889
RGBrgb(238, 136, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5333, 0.5373
RGB percentages93.3%, 53.3%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(359.4, 75%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(359.4, 42.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 42.9%, 42.4%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,632,521
CSS custom property--colour: #EE8889;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.52:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#117776

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D9988no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6AD87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7B89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 5.1Salmon · ΔE 14Dark salmon · ΔE 15.6Indian red · ΔE 16.4Pale violetred · ΔE 18.9Light salmon · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 5.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88EEED
Analogous#EE88BC, #EEBA88
Triadic#89EE88, #8889EE
Split complementary#88EEBA, #88BCEE
Tetradic#BCEE88, #88EEED, #BA88EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE1E2
Lighter +10%#F4B5B5
Darker −10%#E85B5D
Darker −20%#E12F30
Darker −30%#C11C1D
Darker −40%#951516
More saturated +25%#FF7778
Less saturated −25%#DD999A

Channel breakdown

R238
G136
B137
Red238 (93.3%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue359.41°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 88 · B 89

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