#ed9f97

Color #ed9f97

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 12.04 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ed9f97

RGB

rgb(237, 159, 151)

HSL

hsl(5.6, 70.5%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.6, 36.3%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.9%, 36.3%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(72.92, 28.05, 16.07)

LCH

lch(72.92, 32.33, 29.81)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0945, 25.91)

HWB

hwb(5.6, 59.2%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97e5ed

Analogous

#ed97ba

#ed9f97

#edca97

Triadic

#ed9f97

#97ed9f

#9f97ed

Split-complementary

#ed9f97

#97edca

#97baed

Tetradic

#ed9f97

#e5ed97

#97e5ed

#9f97ed

Square

#ed9f97

#baed97

#97e5ed

#ca97ed

Shades

Color #ed9f97 mixed toward black.

#e36c60

#da3929

#a5291d

#6e1c13

#370e0a

Tints

Color #ed9f97 mixed toward white.

#f0afa8

#f3bfba

#f6cfcb

#f9dfdc

#fcefee

Tones

Color #ed9f97 mixed toward gray.

#e6a59e

#dfaba5

#d8b1ad

#d0b6b4

#c9bcbb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d0cf99 · ΔE 31.7

Deuteranopia

#d4d999 · ΔE 34.9

Tritanopia

#ea9b9b · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 21.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ed9f97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ed9f97]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#ed9f97 (#ed9f97) is rgb(237, 159, 151) in RGB.

No, #ed9f97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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