#ed8b8b

Color #ed8b8b

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Light Coral #f08080 · ΔE 6.85 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ed8b8b

RGB

rgb(237, 139, 139)

HSL

hsl(0, 73.1%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 41.4%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 41.4%, 41.4%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(68.27, 37.2, 16.24)

LCH

lch(68.27, 40.59, 23.58)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.1198, 20.33)

HWB

hwb(0, 54.5%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8beded

Analogous

#ed8bbc

#ed8b8b

#edbc8b

Triadic

#ed8b8b

#8bed8b

#8b8bed

Split-complementary

#ed8b8b

#8bedbc

#8bbced

Tetradic

#ed8b8b

#eded8b

#8beded

#8b8bed

Square

#ed8b8b

#bced8b

#8beded

#bc8bed

Shades

Color #ed8b8b mixed toward black.

#e55555

#d92222

#a31919

#6c1111

#360808

Tints

Color #ed8b8b mixed toward white.

#f09e9e

#f3b2b2

#f6c5c5

#f9d8d8

#fcecec

Tones

Color #ed8b8b mixed toward gray.

#e59393

#dd9b9b

#d4a3a3

#ccacac

#c4b4b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cac98b · ΔE 37.7

Deuteranopia

#cfd68b · ΔE 42.3

Tritanopia

#e98b8b · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 23.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ed8b8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ed8b8b]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#ed8b8b (#ed8b8b) is rgb(237, 139, 139) in RGB.

No, #ed8b8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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