#df9e8f

Color #df9e8f

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 11.82 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#df9e8f

RGB

rgb(223, 158, 143)

HSL

hsl(11.3, 55.6%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(11.3, 35.9%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.1%, 35.9%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(70.96, 22.29, 17.51)

LCH

lch(70.96, 28.35, 38.15)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0813, 33.46)

HWB

hwb(11.3, 56.1%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8fd0df

Analogous

#df8fa8

#df9e8f

#dfc68f

Triadic

#df9e8f

#8fdf9e

#9e8fdf

Split-complementary

#df9e8f

#8fdfc6

#8fa8df

Tetradic

#df9e8f

#d0df8f

#8fd0df

#9e8fdf

Square

#df9e8f

#a8df8f

#8fd0df

#c68fdf

Shades

Color #df9e8f mixed toward black.

#d27560

#be5036

#8e3c29

#5f281b

#2f140e

Tints

Color #df9e8f mixed toward white.

#e4aea2

#eabeb4

#efcfc7

#f4dfda

#faefec

Tones

Color #df9e8f mixed toward gray.

#d8a296

#d2a69c

#cbaba3

#c4afaa

#beb3b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c693 · ΔE 27.9

Deuteranopia

#cace94 · ΔE 30

Tritanopia

#dc9696 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #df9e8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#df9e8f]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Frequently asked questions

#df9e8f (#df9e8f) is rgb(223, 158, 143) in RGB.

No, #df9e8f is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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