#e79f95

Color #e79f95

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 12.16 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#e79f95

RGB

rgb(231, 159, 149)

HSL

hsl(7.3, 63.1%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.3, 35.5%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31.2%, 35.5%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(72.2, 25.54, 16.07)

LCH

lch(72.2, 30.18, 32.18)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0879, 28.02)

HWB

hwb(7.3, 58.4%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95dde7

Analogous

#e795b4

#e79f95

#e7c895

Triadic

#e79f95

#95e79f

#9f95e7

Split-complementary

#e79f95

#95e7c8

#95b4e7

Tetradic

#e79f95

#dde795

#95dde7

#9f95e7

Square

#e79f95

#b4e795

#95dde7

#c895e7

Shades

Color #e79f95 mixed toward black.

#db7061

#cf422f

#9b3223

#672117

#34110c

Tints

Color #e79f95 mixed toward white.

#ebafa7

#efbfb8

#f3cfca

#f7dfdc

#fbefed

Tones

Color #e79f95 mixed toward gray.

#e0a49c

#d9a9a3

#d2aea9

#ccb4b0

#c5b9b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cccb97 · ΔE 30.1

Deuteranopia

#d0d598 · ΔE 33.1

Tritanopia

#e4999a · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e79f95;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e79f95]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#e79f95 (#e79f95) is rgb(231, 159, 149) in RGB.

No, #e79f95 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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