#e3a596

Color #e3a596

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 13.49 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#e3a596

RGB

rgb(227, 165, 150)

HSL

hsl(11.7, 57.9%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(11.7, 33.9%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.3%, 33.9%, 11%)

LAB

lab(73.18, 20.93, 16.82)

LCH

lch(73.18, 26.85, 38.79)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0771, 34.06)

HWB

hwb(11.7, 58.8%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96d4e3

Analogous

#e396ad

#e3a596

#e3cb96

Triadic

#e3a596

#96e3a5

#a596e3

Split-complementary

#e3a596

#96e3cb

#96ade3

Tetradic

#e3a596

#d4e396

#96d4e3

#a596e3

Square

#e3a596

#ade396

#96d4e3

#cb96e3

Shades

Color #e3a596 mixed toward black.

#d67a64

#c65135

#953d28

#63291a

#32140d

Tints

Color #e3a596 mixed toward white.

#e8b4a7

#ecc3b9

#f1d2ca

#f6e1dc

#faf0ed

Tones

Color #e3a596 mixed toward gray.

#dda99c

#d6ada3

#d0b1a9

#c9b5b0

#c3b9b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcb9a · ΔE 27.2

Deuteranopia

#cfd39b · ΔE 29.2

Tritanopia

#e09d9d · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e3a596;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e3a596]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#e3a596 (#e3a596) is rgb(227, 165, 150) in RGB.

No, #e3a596 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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