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#E3787F

#e3787f ≈ Light Coral

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e3787f is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 47.06% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.14% magenta, 44.05% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 356.07°, with 65.64% saturation and 68.04% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Coral (#f08080), ΔE 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.313

Complementary

  1. #e3787f
  2. #78e3dc

Split complementary

  1. #e3787f
  2. #78e3a6
  3. #78b5e3

Analogous

  1. #e378b5
  2. #e3787f
  3. #e3a678

Triadic

  1. #e3787f
  2. #7fe378
  3. #787fe3

Tetradic

  1. #e3787f
  2. #e3dc78
  3. #78e3dc
  4. #787fe3

Square

  1. #e3787f
  2. #b5e378
  3. #78e3dc
  4. #a678e3

Monochromatic

  1. #a1212a
  2. #d63943
  3. #e3787f
  4. #f0b7bb
  5. #fbeeef

Shades

#e3787f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3787f
  2. #cc6c72
  3. #b66066
  4. #9f5459
  5. #88484c
  6. #723c40
  7. #5b3033
  8. #442426
  9. #2d1819
  10. #170c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3787f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3787f
  2. #e6868c
  3. #e99399
  4. #eba1a5
  5. #eeaeb2
  6. #f1bcbf
  7. #f4c9cc
  8. #f7d7d9
  9. #f9e4e5
  10. #fcf2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3787f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3787f
  2. #d9797f
  3. #cf7a7f
  4. #c57a7f
  5. #bb7b7f
  6. #b27c80
  7. #a87d80
  8. #9e7e80
  9. #947e80
  10. #8a7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bb8c8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e8b7f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9a07d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f56b7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6847f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3927e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee707d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3787f {
  color: #e3787f;
}
Background
.bg-e3787f {
  background-color: #e3787f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3787f {
  border: 2px solid #e3787f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3787f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 120 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 66% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3787f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3787f, #e3a678);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3787f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 120 127 / 0.35);
}

#f08080 Light Coral ΔE 3.72 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.34 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 8.20 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 8.64 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 8.66 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 8.75 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.88 #1c8780 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Light Coral
#e3787f  rgb(227, 120, 127)  hsl(356, 66%, 68%)  Light Coral
#78e3dc  rgb(120, 227, 220)  hsl(176, 66%, 68%)  Turquoise
#7fe378  rgb(127, 227, 120)  hsl(116, 66%, 68%)  Pastel Green
#787fe3  rgb(120, 127, 227)  hsl(236, 66%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue