#e4a497

Color #e4a497

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 13.52 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#e4a497

RGB

rgb(228, 164, 151)

HSL

hsl(10.1, 58.8%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10.1, 33.8%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28.1%, 33.8%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(73.08, 21.97, 16.14)

LCH

lch(73.08, 27.26, 36.3)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0788, 31.77)

HWB

hwb(10.1, 59.2%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97d7e4

Analogous

#e497b0

#e4a497

#e4ca97

Triadic

#e4a497

#97e4a4

#a497e4

Split-complementary

#e4a497

#97e4ca

#97b0e4

Tetradic

#e4a497

#d7e497

#97d7e4

#a497e4

Square

#e4a497

#b0e497

#97d7e4

#ca97e4

Shades

Color #e4a497 mixed toward black.

#d77865

#c94d34

#963a27

#64271a

#32130d

Tints

Color #e4a497 mixed toward white.

#e8b3a8

#edc2ba

#f1d1cb

#f6e1dc

#faf0ee

Tones

Color #e4a497 mixed toward gray.

#dea89d

#d7aca4

#d1b1aa

#cab5b1

#c4b9b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cccb9a · ΔE 27.7

Deuteranopia

#cfd39b · ΔE 30.1

Tritanopia

#e19d9d · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 19.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e4a497;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e4a497]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#e4a497 (#e4a497) is rgb(228, 164, 151) in RGB.

No, #e4a497 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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