#e45f55

Color #e45f55

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Salmon #fa8072 · ΔE 11.83 Nearest Tailwind class red-400 #ff6467 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#e45f55

RGB

rgb(228, 95, 85)

HSL

hsl(4.2, 72.6%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.2, 62.7%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 58.3%, 62.7%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(57.4, 51.07, 32.03)

LCH

lch(57.4, 60.28, 32.1)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.1678, 27.01)

HWB

hwb(4.2, 33.3%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#55dae4

Analogous

#e45593

#e45f55

#e4a755

Triadic

#e45f55

#55e45f

#5f55e4

Split-complementary

#e45f55

#55e4a7

#5593e4

Tetradic

#e45f55

#dae455

#55dae4

#5f55e4

Square

#e45f55

#93e455

#55dae4

#a755e4

Shades

Color #e45f55 mixed toward black.

#dd3528

#b4271d

#871d15

#5a140e

#2d0a07

Tints

Color #e45f55 mixed toward white.

#e97a71

#ed948e

#f2afaa

#f6cac6

#fbe4e3

Tones

Color #e45f55 mixed toward gray.

#d86961

#cc746d

#c07e79

#b48885

#a89291

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.07:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bab958 · ΔE 45.9

Deuteranopia

#c0c858 · ΔE 50.5

Tritanopia

#e0595a · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 26

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e45f55;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e45f55]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#e45f55 (#e45f55) is rgb(228, 95, 85) in RGB.

No, #e45f55 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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