#e59e7e

Color #e59e7e

A moderately saturated light orange.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 5.63 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#e59e7e

RGB

rgb(229, 158, 126)

HSL

hsl(18.6, 66.5%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18.6, 45%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31%, 45%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(71.3, 22.74, 27.37)

LCH

lch(71.3, 35.58, 50.28)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.096, 45.08)

HWB

hwb(18.6, 49.4%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7ec5e5

Analogous

#e57e92

#e59e7e

#e5d17e

Triadic

#e59e7e

#7ee59e

#9e7ee5

Split-complementary

#e59e7e

#7ee5d1

#7e92e5

Tetradic

#e59e7e

#c5e57e

#7ec5e5

#9e7ee5

Square

#e59e7e

#92e57e

#7ec5e5

#d17ee5

Shades

Color #e59e7e mixed toward black.

#db794d

#c55828

#94421e

#632c14

#31160a

Tints

Color #e59e7e mixed toward white.

#e9ae93

#eebea9

#f2cebe

#f6dfd4

#fbefe9

Tones

Color #e59e7e mixed toward gray.

#dca187

#d4a48f

#cba898

#c3aba0

#baaea9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#caca87 · ΔE 26.9

Deuteranopia

#ced389 · ΔE 29.3

Tritanopia

#e28d8e · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e59e7e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e59e7e]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#e59e7e (#e59e7e) is rgb(229, 158, 126) in RGB.

No, #e59e7e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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