#e79c8e

Color #e79c8e

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 9.26 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#e79c8e

RGB

rgb(231, 156, 142)

HSL

hsl(9.4, 65%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(9.4, 38.5%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.5%, 38.5%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(71.37, 26.32, 18.76)

LCH

lch(71.37, 32.32, 35.48)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0928, 30.98)

HWB

hwb(9.4, 55.7%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ed9e7

Analogous

#e78eac

#e79c8e

#e7c88e

Triadic

#e79c8e

#8ee79c

#9c8ee7

Split-complementary

#e79c8e

#8ee7c8

#8eace7

Tetradic

#e79c8e

#d9e78e

#8ed9e7

#9c8ee7

Square

#e79c8e

#ace78e

#8ed9e7

#c88ee7

Shades

Color #e79c8e mixed toward black.

#dc6f5b

#cd452b

#9a3421

#672216

#33110b

Tints

Color #e79c8e mixed toward white.

#ebaca1

#efbdb4

#f3cdc6

#f7ded9

#fbeeec

Tones

Color #e79c8e mixed toward gray.

#e0a195

#d8a69d

#d1aba4

#c9b0ac

#c2b5b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbca92 · ΔE 30.1

Deuteranopia

#cfd492 · ΔE 33.3

Tritanopia

#e49495 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e79c8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e79c8e]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#e79c8e (#e79c8e) is rgb(231, 156, 142) in RGB.

No, #e79c8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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