#e16979

Color #e16979

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Light Coral #f08080 · ΔE 10.29 Nearest Tailwind class rose-400 #ff637e · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#e16979

RGB

rgb(225, 105, 121)

HSL

hsl(352, 66.7%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(352, 53.3%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 53.3%, 46.2%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(59.43, 48.18, 13.93)

LCH

lch(59.43, 50.15, 16.13)

OKLCH

oklch(66.9%, 0.1499, 13.78)

HWB

hwb(352, 41.2%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#69e1d1

Analogous

#e169b5

#e16979

#e19569

Triadic

#e16979

#79e169

#6979e1

Split-complementary

#e16979

#69e195

#69b5e1

Tetradic

#e16979

#e1d169

#69e1d1

#6979e1

Square

#e16979

#b5e169

#69e1d1

#9569e1

Shades

Color #e16979 mixed toward black.

#d83b50

#b72538

#8a1b2a

#5c121c

#2e090e

Tints

Color #e16979 mixed toward white.

#e6828f

#eb9ba6

#f0b4bc

#f5cdd2

#fae6e9

Tones

Color #e16979 mixed toward gray.

#d77380

#cd7d88

#c3878f

#b99196

#af9b9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bab975 · ΔE 45

Deuteranopia

#bfc774 · ΔE 50.4

Tritanopia

#dd7272 · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 24.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #e16979;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e16979]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#e16979 (#e16979) is rgb(225, 105, 121) in RGB.

No, #e16979 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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