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#DE9178

#de9178 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#de9178 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 56.86% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.68% magenta, 45.95% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 14.71°, with 60.71% saturation and 67.06% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 2.27.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3714

Complementary

  1. #de9178
  2. #78c5de

Split complementary

  1. #de9178
  2. #78dec4
  3. #7892de

Analogous

  1. #de7892
  2. #de9178
  3. #dec478

Triadic

  1. #de9178
  2. #78de91
  3. #9178de

Tetradic

  1. #de9178
  2. #c5de78
  3. #78c5de
  4. #9178de

Square

  1. #de9178
  2. #92de78
  3. #78c5de
  4. #c478de

Monochromatic

  1. #984125
  2. #cf5f3b
  3. #de9178
  4. #edc3b5
  5. #fbf2ef

Shades

#de9178 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de9178
  2. #c8836c
  3. #b27460
  4. #9b6654
  5. #855748
  6. #6f493c
  7. #593a30
  8. #432c24
  9. #2c1d18
  10. #160f0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#de9178 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de9178
  2. #e19c86
  3. #e5a793
  4. #e8b2a1
  5. #ebbdae
  6. #efc8bc
  7. #f2d3c9
  8. #f5ded7
  9. #f8e9e4
  10. #fcf4f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de9178 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de9178
  2. #d58f79
  3. #cb8e7a
  4. #c28c7a
  5. #b88a7b
  6. #af897c
  7. #a6877d
  8. #9c857e
  9. #93837e
  10. #89827f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #be9d94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49a76 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6aa77 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef858b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #be9777 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7a178 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e88a84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de9178 {
  color: #de9178;
}
Background
.bg-de9178 {
  background-color: #de9178;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de9178 {
  border: 2px solid #de9178;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de9178;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 145 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 61% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de9178 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de9178, #dec478);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de9178 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 145 120 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 2.27 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.55 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 6.91 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 7.96 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 8.10 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 8.29 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 8.30 #216e87 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#de9178  rgb(222, 145, 120)  hsl(15, 61%, 67%)  Dark Salmon
#78c5de  rgb(120, 197, 222)  hsl(195, 61%, 67%)  Sky Blue
#78de91  rgb(120, 222, 145)  hsl(135, 61%, 67%)  Pastel Green
#9178de  rgb(145, 120, 222)  hsl(255, 61%, 67%)  Medium Purple