#ec9379

Color #ec9379

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 2.69 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ec9379

RGB

rgb(236, 147, 121)

HSL

hsl(13.6, 75.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(13.6, 48.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 37.7%, 48.7%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(69.53, 30.83, 27.89)

LCH

lch(69.53, 41.57, 42.13)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.1145, 37.05)

HWB

hwb(13.6, 47.5%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79d2ec

Analogous

#ec7998

#ec9379

#eccd79

Triadic

#ec9379

#79ec93

#9379ec

Split-complementary

#ec9379

#79eccd

#7998ec

Tetradic

#ec9379

#d2ec79

#79d2ec

#9379ec

Square

#ec9379

#98ec79

#79d2ec

#cd79ec

Shades

Color #ec9379 mixed toward black.

#e56945

#d0461e

#9c3516

#68230f

#341207

Tints

Color #ec9379 mixed toward white.

#efa58f

#f2b7a6

#f6c9bc

#f9dbd2

#fcede9

Tones

Color #ec9379 mixed toward gray.

#e29883

#d99e8c

#cfa396

#c6a89f

#bcada9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cccb80 · ΔE 32.8

Deuteranopia

#d0d681 · ΔE 36.2

Tritanopia

#e98586 · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 23.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ec9379;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec9379]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Tomato #ff6347

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#ec9379 (#ec9379) is rgb(236, 147, 121) in RGB.

No, #ec9379 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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