#e5a99f

Color #e5a99f

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Light Pink #ffb6c1 · ΔE 13.14 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#e5a99f

RGB

rgb(229, 169, 159)

HSL

hsl(8.6, 57.4%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.6, 30.6%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.2%, 30.6%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(74.53, 20.69, 13.83)

LCH

lch(74.53, 24.89, 33.76)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0727, 29.49)

HWB

hwb(8.6, 62.4%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fdbe5

Analogous

#e59fb8

#e5a99f

#e5cc9f

Triadic

#e5a99f

#9fe5a9

#a99fe5

Split-complementary

#e5a99f

#9fe5cc

#9fb8e5

Tetradic

#e5a99f

#dbe59f

#9fdbe5

#a99fe5

Square

#e5a99f

#b8e59f

#9fdbe5

#cc9fe5

Shades

Color #e5a99f mixed toward black.

#d77c6c

#c94e39

#993929

#66261c

#33130e

Tints

Color #e5a99f mixed toward white.

#e9b7af

#eec6bf

#f2d4cf

#f6e2df

#fbf1ef

Tones

Color #e5a99f mixed toward gray.

#dfada5

#d9b1ab

#d4b6b1

#cebab6

#c8bebc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cecda1 · ΔE 27.4

Deuteranopia

#d1d5a2 · ΔE 29.8

Tritanopia

#e2a3a4 · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 19

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e5a99f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e5a99f]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#e5a99f (#e5a99f) is rgb(229, 169, 159) in RGB.

No, #e5a99f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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