#e5957f

Color #e5957f

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 3.72 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#e5957f

RGB

rgb(229, 149, 127)

HSL

hsl(12.9, 66.2%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12.9, 44.5%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 34.9%, 44.5%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(69.25, 27.64, 24.08)

LCH

lch(69.25, 36.66, 41.06)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.1023, 36.1)

HWB

hwb(12.9, 49.8%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7fcfe5

Analogous

#e57f9c

#e5957f

#e5c87f

Triadic

#e5957f

#7fe595

#957fe5

Split-complementary

#e5957f

#7fe5c8

#7f9ce5

Tetradic

#e5957f

#cfe57f

#7fcfe5

#957fe5

Square

#e5957f

#9ce57f

#7fcfe5

#c87fe5

Shades

Color #e5957f mixed toward black.

#db6c4e

#c54a28

#94371e

#632514

#31120a

Tints

Color #e5957f mixed toward white.

#e9a794

#eeb8aa

#f2cabf

#f6dcd4

#fbedea

Tones

Color #e5957f mixed toward gray.

#dc9a88

#d49f90

#cba398

#c3a8a1

#baada9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c785 · ΔE 30.7

Deuteranopia

#ccd186 · ΔE 33.7

Tritanopia

#e2898a · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 22.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e5957f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e5957f]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Tomato #ff6347

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#e5957f (#e5957f) is rgb(229, 149, 127) in RGB.

No, #e5957f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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