#ed9f96

Color #ed9f96

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 11.53 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ed9f96

RGB

rgb(237, 159, 150)

HSL

hsl(6.2, 70.7%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.2, 36.7%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.9%, 36.7%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(72.9, 27.93, 16.59)

LCH

lch(72.9, 32.49, 30.71)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0948, 26.7)

HWB

hwb(6.2, 58.8%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96e4ed

Analogous

#ed96b9

#ed9f96

#edcb96

Triadic

#ed9f96

#96ed9f

#9f96ed

Split-complementary

#ed9f96

#96edcb

#96b9ed

Tetradic

#ed9f96

#e4ed96

#96e4ed

#9f96ed

Square

#ed9f96

#b9ed96

#96e4ed

#cb96ed

Shades

Color #ed9f96 mixed toward black.

#e46d5f

#da3a28

#a52a1c

#6e1c13

#370e09

Tints

Color #ed9f96 mixed toward white.

#f0afa8

#f3bfb9

#f6cfcb

#f9dfdc

#fcefee

Tones

Color #ed9f96 mixed toward gray.

#e6a59d

#dfaba5

#d7b0ac

#d0b6b3

#c9bcba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10:1

Black text reads better on this background (10:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d0cf98 · ΔE 31.6

Deuteranopia

#d4d999 · ΔE 34.7

Tritanopia

#ea9a9a · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 21.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ed9f96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ed9f96]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#ed9f96 (#ed9f96) is rgb(237, 159, 150) in RGB.

No, #ed9f96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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