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#E4787F

#e4787f ≈ Light Coral

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e4787f is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 47.06% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.37% magenta, 44.3% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 356.11°, with 66.67% saturation and 68.24% 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 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Coral (#f08080), ΔE 3.58.

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Relative luminance0.3146

Complementary

  1. #e4787f
  2. #78e4dd

Split complementary

  1. #e4787f
  2. #78e4a7
  3. #78b5e4

Analogous

  1. #e478b5
  2. #e4787f
  3. #e4a778

Triadic

  1. #e4787f
  2. #7fe478
  3. #787fe4

Tetradic

  1. #e4787f
  2. #e4dd78
  3. #78e4dd
  4. #787fe4

Square

  1. #e4787f
  2. #b5e478
  3. #78e4dd
  4. #a778e4

Monochromatic

  1. #a32129
  2. #d73843
  3. #e4787f
  4. #f1b8bb
  5. #fceeef

Shades

#e4787f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4787f
  2. #cd6c72
  3. #b66066
  4. #a05459
  5. #89484c
  6. #723c40
  7. #5b3033
  8. #442426
  9. #2e1819
  10. #170c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4787f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4787f
  2. #e7868c
  3. #e99399
  4. #eca1a5
  5. #efaeb2
  6. #f2bcbf
  7. #f4c9cc
  8. #f7d7d9
  9. #fae4e5
  10. #fcf2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4787f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4787f
  2. #da797f
  3. #d07a7f
  4. #c67a7f
  5. #bc7b7f
  6. #b27c80
  7. #a87d80
  8. #9e7e80
  9. #947e80
  10. #8a7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.29:1 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 #f66a7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7847f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4927e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef707d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4787f {
  color: #e4787f;
}
Background
.bg-e4787f {
  background-color: #e4787f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4787f {
  border: 2px solid #e4787f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4787f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 120 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 67% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4787f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4787f, #e4a778);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4787f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 120 127 / 0.35);
}

#f08080 Light Coral ΔE 3.58 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.50 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 8.08 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 8.51 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 8.59 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 8.84 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.00 #1b8780 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Light Coral
#e4787f  rgb(228, 120, 127)  hsl(356, 67%, 68%)  Light Coral
#78e4dd  rgb(120, 228, 221)  hsl(176, 67%, 68%)  Turquoise
#7fe478  rgb(127, 228, 120)  hsl(116, 67%, 68%)  Pastel Green
#787fe4  rgb(120, 127, 228)  hsl(236, 67%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue