#e36c5c

Color #e36c5c

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Salmon #fa8072 · ΔE 7.76 Nearest Tailwind class red-400 #ff6467 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#e36c5c

RGB

rgb(227, 108, 92)

HSL

hsl(7.1, 70.7%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.1, 59.5%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 52.4%, 59.5%, 11%)

LAB

lab(59.74, 45.01, 30.99)

LCH

lch(59.74, 54.65, 34.55)

OKLCH

oklch(67%, 0.1515, 29.46)

HWB

hwb(7.1, 36.1%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5cd3e3

Analogous

#e35c8f

#e36c5c

#e3af5c

Triadic

#e36c5c

#5ce36c

#6c5ce3

Split-complementary

#e36c5c

#5ce3af

#5c8fe3

Tetradic

#e36c5c

#d3e35c

#5cd3e3

#6c5ce3

Square

#e36c5c

#8fe35c

#5cd3e3

#af5ce3

Shades

Color #e36c5c mixed toward black.

#db432e

#b5311f

#882517

#5b1810

#2d0c08

Tints

Color #e36c5c mixed toward white.

#e88477

#ec9d92

#f1b5ad

#f6cec9

#fae6e4

Tones

Color #e36c5c mixed toward gray.

#d87467

#cc7d72

#c1867e

#b68e89

#ab9794

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.57:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbb60 · ΔE 42.3

Deuteranopia

#c1c961 · ΔE 46.7

Tritanopia

#df6364 · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 25.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e36c5c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e36c5c]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#e36c5c (#e36c5c) is rgb(227, 108, 92) in RGB.

No, #e36c5c 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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