#e78579

Color #e78579

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Light Coral #f08080 · ΔE 7.36 Nearest Tailwind class red-400 #ff6467 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#e78579

RGB

rgb(231, 133, 121)

HSL

hsl(6.5, 69.6%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.5, 47.6%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 42.4%, 47.6%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(65.86, 36.25, 22.88)

LCH

lch(65.86, 42.87, 32.26)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.1224, 27.9)

HWB

hwb(6.5, 47.5%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79dbe7

Analogous

#e779a4

#e78579

#e7bc79

Triadic

#e78579

#79e785

#8579e7

Split-complementary

#e78579

#79e7bc

#79a4e7

Tetradic

#e78579

#dbe779

#79dbe7

#8579e7

Square

#e78579

#a4e779

#79dbe7

#bc79e7

Shades

Color #e78579 mixed toward black.

#de5847

#c73524

#95281b

#631b12

#320d09

Tints

Color #e78579 mixed toward white.

#eb998f

#efaea6

#f3c2bc

#f7d6d2

#fbebe9

Tones

Color #e78579 mixed toward gray.

#de8c82

#d5938b

#cb9a94

#c2a29e

#b9a9a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c47c · ΔE 37.3

Deuteranopia

#cad07d · ΔE 40.8

Tritanopia

#e37e7f · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 23.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e78579;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e78579]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#e78579 (#e78579) is rgb(231, 133, 121) in RGB.

No, #e78579 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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