#ec9b95

Color #ec9b95

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 12.27 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#ec9b95

RGB

rgb(236, 155, 149)

HSL

hsl(4.1, 69.6%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.1, 36.9%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 34.3%, 36.9%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(71.86, 29.55, 15.68)

LCH

lch(71.86, 33.45, 27.95)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0982, 24.24)

HWB

hwb(4.1, 58.4%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95e6ec

Analogous

#ec95bb

#ec9b95

#ecc695

Triadic

#ec9b95

#95ec9b

#9b95ec

Split-complementary

#ec9b95

#95ecc6

#95bbec

Tetradic

#ec9b95

#e6ec95

#95e6ec

#9b95ec

Square

#ec9b95

#bbec95

#95e6ec

#c695ec

Shades

Color #ec9b95 mixed toward black.

#e2685f

#d83428

#a3261d

#6d1a14

#360d0a

Tints

Color #ec9b95 mixed toward white.

#efaca7

#f2bcb8

#f6cdca

#f9dedc

#fceeed

Tones

Color #ec9b95 mixed toward gray.

#e5a19c

#dea7a4

#d6aeab

#cfb4b2

#c8bab9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cecd96 · ΔE 32.7

Deuteranopia

#d2d897 · ΔE 36.4

Tritanopia

#e99898 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ec9b95;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec9b95]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#ec9b95 (#ec9b95) is rgb(236, 155, 149) in RGB.

No, #ec9b95 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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