#e6a197

Color #e6a197

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 13.09 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#e6a197

RGB

rgb(230, 161, 151)

HSL

hsl(7.6, 61.2%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.6, 34.3%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30%, 34.3%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(72.59, 24.33, 15.5)

LCH

lch(72.59, 28.85, 32.5)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0841, 28.33)

HWB

hwb(7.6, 59.2%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97dce6

Analogous

#e697b4

#e6a197

#e6c897

Triadic

#e6a197

#97e6a1

#a197e6

Split-complementary

#e6a197

#97e6c8

#97b4e6

Tetradic

#e6a197

#dce697

#97dce6

#a197e6

Square

#e6a197

#b4e697

#97dce6

#c897e6

Shades

Color #e6a197 mixed toward black.

#da7364

#cd4531

#9a3425

#662219

#33110c

Tints

Color #e6a197 mixed toward white.

#eab1a8

#eec0ba

#f2d0cb

#f7e0dc

#fbefee

Tones

Color #e6a197 mixed toward gray.

#dfa69e

#d9aba4

#d2b0ab

#ccb5b1

#c5bab8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cccb99 · ΔE 29.4

Deuteranopia

#d0d49a · ΔE 32

Tritanopia

#e39b9c · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e6a197;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e6a197]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Frequently asked questions

#e6a197 (#e6a197) is rgb(230, 161, 151) in RGB.

No, #e6a197 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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