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Colour

#EE9A8B

  • #EE9A8B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EE9A8B is a red with RGB values 238, 154, 139 and HSL 9°, 74%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EE9A8B#EE9A8B
HEX#EE9A8B
RGBrgb(238, 154, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.6039, 0.5451
RGB percentages93.3%, 60.4%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(9.1, 74.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.1, 41.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 35.3%, 41.6%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,637,131
CSS custom property--colour: #EE9A8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.63:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#116574

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADA58Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1B68Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8E96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 7.2Light salmon · ΔE 14.1Light coral · ΔE 14.3Salmon · ΔE 18.1Light pink · ΔE 18.6Rosy brown · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 7.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BDFEE
Analogous#EE8BAD, #EECC8B
Triadic#8BEE9A, #9A8BEE
Split complementary#8BEECC, #8BAEEE
Tetradic#ADEE8B, #8BDFEE, #CB8BEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE7E4
Lighter +10%#F5C1B7
Darker −10%#E7735F
Darker −20%#E14D32
Darker −30%#C3361D
Darker −40%#972A16
More saturated +25%#FF8E7A
Less saturated −25%#DDA69C

Channel breakdown

R238
G154
B139
Red238 (93.3%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue9.09°
Saturation (HSL)74.44%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 9A · B 8B

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