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Recognised as Colour

#EE918B

  • #EE918B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#EE918B is a red with RGB values 238, 145, 139 and HSL 4°, 74%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#EE918B#EE918B
HEX#EE918B
RGBrgb(238, 145, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5686, 0.5451
RGB percentages93.3%, 56.9%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(3.6, 74.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.6, 41.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 39.1%, 41.6%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,634,827
CSS custom property--colour: #EE918B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.06:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#116E74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A59F8Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBB18Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8590no 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 text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 9.2Dark salmon · ΔE 11.4Salmon · ΔE 15.5Light salmon · ΔE 17.3Light pink · ΔE 18.6Indian red · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 9.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BE8EE
Analogous#EE8BB7, #EEC38B
Triadic#8BEE91, #918BEE
Split complementary#8BEEC3, #8BB7EE
Tetradic#B7EE8B, #8BE8EE, #C38BEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE5E4
Lighter +10%#F5BBB7
Darker −10%#E7675F
Darker −20%#E13D32
Darker −30%#C3271D
Darker −40%#971E16
More saturated +25%#FF827A
Less saturated −25%#DDA09C

Channel breakdown

R238
G145
B139
Red238 (93.3%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue3.64°
Saturation (HSL)74.44%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 91 · B 8B

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