#e5a597

Color #e5a597

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 13.25 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#e5a597

RGB

rgb(229, 165, 151)

HSL

hsl(10.8, 60%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10.8, 34.1%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.9%, 34.1%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(73.42, 21.81, 16.64)

LCH

lch(73.42, 27.43, 37.34)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.079, 32.7)

HWB

hwb(10.8, 59.2%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97d7e5

Analogous

#e597b0

#e5a597

#e5cc97

Triadic

#e5a597

#97e5a5

#a597e5

Split-complementary

#e5a597

#97e5cc

#97b0e5

Tetradic

#e5a597

#d7e597

#97d7e5

#a597e5

Square

#e5a597

#b0e597

#97d7e5

#cc97e5

Shades

Color #e5a597 mixed toward black.

#d87964

#cb4e33

#983b26

#652719

#33140d

Tints

Color #e5a597 mixed toward white.

#e9b4a8

#eec3ba

#f2d2cb

#f6e1dc

#fbf0ee

Tones

Color #e5a597 mixed toward gray.

#dea99d

#d8ada4

#d1b1aa

#cbb6b1

#c4bab7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cdcc9b · ΔE 27.4

Deuteranopia

#d0d49b · ΔE 29.9

Tritanopia

#e29d9e · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 19.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e5a597;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e5a597]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#e5a597 (#e5a597) is rgb(229, 165, 151) in RGB.

No, #e5a597 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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