#e78b85

Color #e78b85

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Light Coral #f08080 · ΔE 8.68 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#e78b85

RGB

rgb(231, 139, 133)

HSL

hsl(3.7, 67.1%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.7, 42.4%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 39.8%, 42.4%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(67.39, 34.32, 18.26)

LCH

lch(67.39, 38.88, 28.02)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.1134, 24.21)

HWB

hwb(3.7, 52.2%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#85e1e7

Analogous

#e785b0

#e78b85

#e7bc85

Triadic

#e78b85

#85e78b

#8b85e7

Split-complementary

#e78b85

#85e7bc

#85b0e7

Tetradic

#e78b85

#e1e785

#85e1e7

#8b85e7

Square

#e78b85

#b0e785

#85e1e7

#bc85e7

Shades

Color #e78b85 mixed toward black.

#dd5b52

#cb3228

#98251e

#651914

#330c0a

Tints

Color #e78b85 mixed toward white.

#eb9e99

#efb2ae

#f3c5c2

#f7d8d6

#fbeceb

Tones

Color #e78b85 mixed toward gray.

#df928d

#d79995

#cfa19e

#c6a8a6

#beafae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c586 · ΔE 35.8

Deuteranopia

#cbd187 · ΔE 39.7

Tritanopia

#e48888 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 23.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e78b85;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e78b85]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#e78b85 (#e78b85) is rgb(231, 139, 133) in RGB.

No, #e78b85 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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