#e85242

Color #e85242

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Tomato #ff6347 · ΔE 8.71 Nearest Tailwind class red-500 #fb2c36 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#e85242

RGB

rgb(232, 82, 66)

HSL

hsl(5.8, 78.3%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.8, 71.6%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 71.6%, 9%)

LAB

lab(55.67, 57.07, 40.72)

LCH

lch(55.67, 70.11, 35.51)

OKLCH

oklch(64%, 0.1885, 29.35)

HWB

hwb(5.8, 25.9%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#42d8e8

Analogous

#e84285

#e85242

#e8a542

Triadic

#e85242

#42e852

#5242e8

Split-complementary

#e85242

#42e8a5

#4285e8

Tetradic

#e85242

#d8e842

#42d8e8

#5242e8

Square

#e85242

#85e842

#42d8e8

#a542e8

Shades

Color #e85242 mixed toward black.

#dd2e1b

#b12516

#851b10

#59120b

#2c0905

Tints

Color #e85242 mixed toward white.

#ec6f61

#f08c81

#f3a8a0

#f7c5c0

#fbe2df

Tones

Color #e85242 mixed toward gray.

#da5d50

#cc685e

#be736b

#b17f79

#a38a87

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbb946 · ΔE 48.1

Deuteranopia

#c1ca47 · ΔE 53.2

Tritanopia

#e3494a · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 27.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e85242;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e85242]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#e85242 (#e85242) is rgb(232, 82, 66) in RGB.

No, #e85242 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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