#ff9e95

Color #ff9e95

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 11.43 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ff9e95

RGB

rgb(255, 158, 149)

HSL

hsl(5.1, 100%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.1, 41.6%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 38%, 41.6%, 0%)

LAB

lab(74.75, 35.08, 20.03)

LCH

lch(74.75, 40.4, 29.73)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.1173, 25.71)

HWB

hwb(5.1, 58.4%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95f6ff

Analogous

#ff95c1

#ff9e95

#ffd395

Triadic

#ff9e95

#95ff9e

#9e95ff

Split-complementary

#ff9e95

#95ffd3

#95c1ff

Tetradic

#ff9e95

#f6ff95

#95f6ff

#9e95ff

Square

#ff9e95

#c1ff95

#95f6ff

#d395ff

Shades

Color #ff9e95 mixed toward black.

#ff6052

#ff230e

#ca1100

#870b00

#430600

Tints

Color #ff9e95 mixed toward white.

#ffaea7

#ffbeb8

#ffceca

#ffdfdc

#ffefed

Tones

Color #ff9e95 mixed toward gray.

#f6a59e

#edada7

#e4b4af

#dcbbb8

#d3c3c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dcdb97 · ΔE 36.3

Deuteranopia

#e1e798 · ΔE 40

Tritanopia

#fb9999 · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 23.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff9e95;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff9e95]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#ff9e95 (#ff9e95) is rgb(255, 158, 149) in RGB.

No, #ff9e95 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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