#e79e7d

Color #e79e7d

A moderately saturated light orange.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 5.05 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#e79e7d

RGB

rgb(231, 158, 125)

HSL

hsl(18.7, 68.8%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18.7, 45.9%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 45.9%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(71.51, 23.43, 28.23)

LCH

lch(71.51, 36.69, 50.31)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0988, 45.12)

HWB

hwb(18.7, 49%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7dc6e7

Analogous

#e77d91

#e79e7d

#e7d37d

Triadic

#e79e7d

#7de79e

#9e7de7

Split-complementary

#e79e7d

#7de7d3

#7d91e7

Tetradic

#e79e7d

#c6e77d

#7dc6e7

#9e7de7

Square

#e79e7d

#91e77d

#7dc6e7

#d37de7

Shades

Color #e79e7d mixed toward black.

#de794b

#c85825

#96421c

#642c13

#321609

Tints

Color #e79e7d mixed toward white.

#ebae93

#efbea8

#f3cfbe

#f7dfd4

#fbefe9

Tones

Color #e79e7d mixed toward gray.

#dea186

#d5a58f

#cca897

#c4aba0

#bbafa9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cccb86 · ΔE 27.1

Deuteranopia

#d0d588 · ΔE 29.9

Tritanopia

#e48d8e · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 21.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e79e7d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e79e7d]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#e79e7d (#e79e7d) is rgb(231, 158, 125) in RGB.

No, #e79e7d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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