#e99b8b

Color #e99b8b

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 7.54 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#e99b8b

RGB

rgb(233, 155, 139)

HSL

hsl(10.2, 68.1%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10.2, 40.3%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 33.5%, 40.3%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(71.31, 27.28, 20.36)

LCH

lch(71.31, 34.04, 36.74)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0971, 32.09)

HWB

hwb(10.2, 54.5%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8bd9e9

Analogous

#e98baa

#e99b8b

#e9ca8b

Triadic

#e99b8b

#8be99b

#9b8be9

Split-complementary

#e99b8b

#8be9ca

#8baae9

Tetradic

#e99b8b

#d9e98b

#8bd9e9

#9b8be9

Square

#e99b8b

#aae98b

#8bd9e9

#ca8be9

Shades

Color #e99b8b mixed toward black.

#df6e57

#d04428

#9c331e

#682214

#34110a

Tints

Color #e99b8b mixed toward white.

#edac9e

#f0bcb2

#f4cdc5

#f8ded8

#fbeeec

Tones

Color #e99b8b mixed toward gray.

#e1a093

#d9a59b

#d1aaa2

#cab0aa

#c2b5b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cccb8f · ΔE 30.7

Deuteranopia

#d0d590 · ΔE 33.8

Tritanopia

#e69293 · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 21.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e99b8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e99b8b]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#e99b8b (#e99b8b) is rgb(233, 155, 139) in RGB.

No, #e99b8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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