#e99d8b

Color #e99d8b

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 7.26 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#e99d8b

RGB

rgb(233, 157, 139)

HSL

hsl(11.5, 68.1%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(11.5, 40.3%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.6%, 40.3%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(71.76, 26.21, 20.98)

LCH

lch(71.76, 33.57, 38.68)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0953, 33.87)

HWB

hwb(11.5, 54.5%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8bd7e9

Analogous

#e98ba8

#e99d8b

#e9cc8b

Triadic

#e99d8b

#8be99d

#9d8be9

Split-complementary

#e99d8b

#8be9cc

#8ba8e9

Tetradic

#e99d8b

#d7e98b

#8bd7e9

#9d8be9

Square

#e99d8b

#a8e98b

#8bd7e9

#cc8be9

Shades

Color #e99d8b mixed toward black.

#df7157

#d04828

#9c361e

#682414

#34120a

Tints

Color #e99d8b mixed toward white.

#edad9e

#f0beb2

#f4cec5

#f8ded8

#fbefec

Tones

Color #e99d8b mixed toward gray.

#e1a293

#d9a79b

#d1aba2

#cab0aa

#c2b5b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cdcc90 · ΔE 29.8

Deuteranopia

#d1d691 · ΔE 32.9

Tritanopia

#e69394 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e99d8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e99d8b]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Frequently asked questions

#e99d8b (#e99d8b) is rgb(233, 157, 139) in RGB.

No, #e99d8b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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