#ecaa9f

Color #ecaa9f

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Light Pink #ffb6c1 · ΔE 12.75 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#ecaa9f

RGB

rgb(236, 170, 159)

HSL

hsl(8.6, 67%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.6, 32.6%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28%, 32.6%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(75.51, 22.8, 15.3)

LCH

lch(75.51, 27.46, 33.86)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.08, 29.58)

HWB

hwb(8.6, 62.4%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fe1ec

Analogous

#ec9fbb

#ecaa9f

#ecd19f

Triadic

#ecaa9f

#9fecaa

#aa9fec

Split-complementary

#ecaa9f

#9fecd1

#9fbbec

Tetradic

#ecaa9f

#e1ec9f

#9fe1ec

#aa9fec

Square

#ecaa9f

#bbec9f

#9fe1ec

#d19fec

Shades

Color #ecaa9f mixed toward black.

#e17a68

#d64931

#a53421

#6e2216

#37110b

Tints

Color #ecaa9f mixed toward white.

#efb8af

#f2c6bf

#f6d5cf

#f9e3df

#fcf1ef

Tones

Color #ecaa9f mixed toward gray.

#e6afa6

#dfb3ac

#d9b8b2

#d2bcb9

#ccc1bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d3d2a2 · ΔE 28.4

Deuteranopia

#d6dba2 · ΔE 31.2

Tritanopia

#e9a4a4 · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ecaa9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ecaa9f]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#ecaa9f (#ecaa9f) is rgb(236, 170, 159) in RGB.

No, #ecaa9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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