#e8a59e

Color #e8a59e

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Light Pink #ffb6c1 · ΔE 11.84 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#e8a59e

RGB

rgb(232, 165, 158)

HSL

hsl(5.7, 61.7%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.7, 31.9%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28.9%, 31.9%, 9%)

LAB

lab(73.89, 23.83, 13.52)

LCH

lch(73.89, 27.4, 29.57)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0806, 25.74)

HWB

hwb(5.7, 62%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ee1e8

Analogous

#e89ebc

#e8a59e

#e8ca9e

Triadic

#e8a59e

#9ee8a5

#a59ee8

Split-complementary

#e8a59e

#9ee8ca

#9ebce8

Tetradic

#e8a59e

#e1e89e

#9ee1e8

#a59ee8

Square

#e8a59e

#bce89e

#9ee1e8

#ca9ee8

Shades

Color #e8a59e mixed toward black.

#dc746a

#cf4435

#9e3125

#692119

#35100c

Tints

Color #e8a59e mixed toward white.

#ecb4ae

#f0c3be

#f4d2cf

#f7e1df

#fbf0ef

Tones

Color #e8a59e mixed toward gray.

#e2aaa4

#dcafaa

#d6b4b1

#cfb9b7

#c9bebd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cecea0 · ΔE 29.7

Deuteranopia

#d2d7a0 · ΔE 32.3

Tritanopia

#e5a1a1 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e8a59e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e8a59e]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#e8a59e (#e8a59e) is rgb(232, 165, 158) in RGB.

No, #e8a59e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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