#e9a79d

Color #e9a79d

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Light Pink #ffb6c1 · ΔE 12.82 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#e9a79d

RGB

rgb(233, 167, 157)

HSL

hsl(7.9, 63.3%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.9, 32.6%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28.3%, 32.6%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(74.44, 23.02, 14.85)

LCH

lch(74.44, 27.39, 32.83)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.08, 28.62)

HWB

hwb(7.9, 61.6%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ddfe9

Analogous

#e99db9

#e9a79d

#e9cd9d

Triadic

#e9a79d

#9de9a7

#a79de9

Split-complementary

#e9a79d

#9de9cd

#9db9e9

Tetradic

#e9a79d

#dfe99d

#9ddfe9

#a79de9

Square

#e9a79d

#b9e99d

#9ddfe9

#cd9de9

Shades

Color #e9a79d mixed toward black.

#dd7768

#d14833

#9f3424

#6a2318

#35110c

Tints

Color #e9a79d mixed toward white.

#edb6ad

#f0c4be

#f4d3ce

#f8e2de

#fbf0ef

Tones

Color #e9a79d mixed toward gray.

#e3aca3

#dcb0aa

#d6b5b0

#d0bab6

#c9bebd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d0cf9f · ΔE 28.7

Deuteranopia

#d3d8a0 · ΔE 31.4

Tritanopia

#e6a1a2 · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e9a79d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e9a79d]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Frequently asked questions

#e9a79d (#e9a79d) is rgb(233, 167, 157) in RGB.

No, #e9a79d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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