#e38c80

Color #e38c80

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 8.57 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#e38c80

RGB

rgb(227, 140, 128)

HSL

hsl(7.3, 63.9%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.3, 43.6%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 38.3%, 43.6%, 11%)

LAB

lab(67.01, 31.75, 20.46)

LCH

lch(67.01, 37.77, 32.8)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.1085, 28.45)

HWB

hwb(7.3, 50.2%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#80d7e3

Analogous

#e380a5

#e38c80

#e3be80

Triadic

#e38c80

#80e38c

#8c80e3

Split-complementary

#e38c80

#80e3be

#80a5e3

Tetradic

#e38c80

#d7e380

#80d7e3

#8c80e3

Square

#e38c80

#a5e380

#80d7e3

#be80e3

Shades

Color #e38c80 mixed toward black.

#d8604f

#c23d2b

#912e20

#611f15

#300f0b

Tints

Color #e38c80 mixed toward white.

#e89f95

#ecb2aa

#f1c5bf

#f6d9d5

#faecea

Tones

Color #e38c80 mixed toward gray.

#db9288

#d39890

#ca9f99

#c2a5a1

#baaba9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c383 · ΔE 33.9

Deuteranopia

#c8ce84 · ΔE 37.6

Tritanopia

#e08586 · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 22.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e38c80;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e38c80]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#e38c80 (#e38c80) is rgb(227, 140, 128) in RGB.

No, #e38c80 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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