#e2aa9f

Color #e2aa9f

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 13.11 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#e2aa9f

RGB

rgb(226, 170, 159)

HSL

hsl(9.9, 53.6%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(9.9, 29.6%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.8%, 29.6%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(74.46, 19.02, 13.68)

LCH

lch(74.46, 23.43, 35.73)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0682, 31.27)

HWB

hwb(9.9, 62.4%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fd7e2

Analogous

#e29fb5

#e2aa9f

#e2cc9f

Triadic

#e2aa9f

#9fe2aa

#aa9fe2

Split-complementary

#e2aa9f

#9fe2cc

#9fb5e2

Tetradic

#e2aa9f

#d7e29f

#9fd7e2

#aa9fe2

Square

#e2aa9f

#b5e29f

#9fd7e2

#cc9fe2

Shades

Color #e2aa9f mixed toward black.

#d37e6e

#c4533c

#943e2d

#63291e

#31150f

Tints

Color #e2aa9f mixed toward white.

#e7b8af

#ecc6bf

#f1d5cf

#f5e3df

#faf1ef

Tones

Color #e2aa9f mixed toward gray.

#dcaea5

#d7b2aa

#d1b5b0

#ccb9b5

#c6bdbb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cccca2 · ΔE 26.7

Deuteranopia

#cfd3a2 · ΔE 28.7

Tritanopia

#e0a4a4 · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 18.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e2aa9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e2aa9f]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#e2aa9f (#e2aa9f) is rgb(226, 170, 159) in RGB.

No, #e2aa9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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