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Colour

#EE9988

  • #EE9988
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EE9988 is a red with RGB values 238, 153, 136 and HSL 10°, 75%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EE9988#EE9988
HEX#EE9988
HEX (short)#E98
RGBrgb(238, 153, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.6, 0.5333
RGB percentages93.3%, 60%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(10, 75%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10, 42.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 35.7%, 42.9%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,636,872
CSS custom property--colour: #EE9988;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#116677

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACA487no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1B687no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8D95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 6Light salmon · ΔE 12.9Light coral · ΔE 14.2Salmon · ΔE 17.3Light pink · ΔE 19.8Rosy brown · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 5.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88DDEE
Analogous#EE88AA, #EECC88
Triadic#88EE99, #9988EE
Split complementary#88EECC, #88AAEE
Tetradic#AAEE88, #88DDEE, #CC88EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE6E1
Lighter +10%#F4BFB5
Darker −10%#E8735B
Darker −20%#E14D2F
Darker −30%#C1371C
Darker −40%#952A15
More saturated +25%#FF8E77
Less saturated −25%#DDA499

Channel breakdown

R238
G153
B136
Red238 (93.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue10°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 99 · B 88

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