#ff9b8e

Color #ff9b8e

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 10.06 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#ff9b8e

RGB

rgb(255, 155, 142)

HSL

hsl(6.9, 100%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.9, 44.3%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 39.2%, 44.3%, 0%)

LAB

lab(73.97, 35.91, 22.78)

LCH

lch(73.97, 42.53, 32.39)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.122, 28.06)

HWB

hwb(6.9, 55.7%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ef2ff

Analogous

#ff8eb9

#ff9b8e

#ffd38e

Triadic

#ff9b8e

#8eff9b

#9b8eff

Split-complementary

#ff9b8e

#8effd3

#8eb9ff

Tetradic

#ff9b8e

#f2ff8e

#8ef2ff

#9b8eff

Square

#ff9b8e

#b9ff8e

#8ef2ff

#d38eff

Shades

Color #ff9b8e mixed toward black.

#ff604c

#ff260a

#c61700

#840f00

#420800

Tints

Color #ff9b8e mixed toward white.

#ffaca1

#ffbcb4

#ffcdc6

#ffded9

#ffeeec

Tones

Color #ff9b8e mixed toward gray.

#f6a297

#eca9a1

#e3b1aa

#d9b8b4

#d0bfbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dbda91 · ΔE 36.7

Deuteranopia

#e0e792 · ΔE 40.8

Tritanopia

#fb9494 · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 23.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff9b8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff9b8e]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#ff9b8e (#ff9b8e) is rgb(255, 155, 142) in RGB.

No, #ff9b8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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