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#E48865

#e48865 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e48865 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 53.33% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40.35% magenta, 55.7% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 16.54°, with 70.17% saturation and 64.51% 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 8.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 4.14.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3504

Complementary

  1. #e48865
  2. #65c1e4

Split complementary

  1. #e48865
  2. #65e4c8
  3. #6581e4

Analogous

  1. #e46581
  2. #e48865
  3. #e4c865

Triadic

  1. #e48865
  2. #65e488
  3. #8865e4

Tetradic

  1. #e48865
  2. #c1e465
  3. #65c1e4
  4. #8865e4

Square

  1. #e48865
  2. #81e465
  3. #65c1e4
  4. #c865e4

Monochromatic

  1. #963c1a
  2. #d75726
  3. #e48865
  4. #efbaa6
  5. #fbede7

Shades

#e48865 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e48865
  2. #cd7a5b
  3. #b66d51
  4. #a05f47
  5. #89523d
  6. #724433
  7. #5b3628
  8. #44291e
  9. #2e1b14
  10. #170e0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e48865 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e48865
  2. #e79474
  3. #e9a084
  4. #ecac93
  5. #efb8a3
  6. #f2c4b2
  7. #f4cfc1
  8. #f7dbd1
  9. #fae7e0
  10. #fcf3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e48865 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e48865
  2. #da8768
  3. #d0866a
  4. #c6866d
  5. #bc8570
  6. #b28473
  7. #a88375
  8. #9e8278
  9. #94827b
  10. #8a817d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bf978c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a09462 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a864 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7787f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bf8f63 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ca9c64 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f07f76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e48865 {
  color: #e48865;
}
Background
.bg-e48865 {
  background-color: #e48865;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e48865 {
  border: 2px solid #e48865;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e48865;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 136 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 17 70% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e48865 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e48865, #e4c865);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e48865 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 136 101 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.14 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 5.22 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 5.63 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 6.13 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.74 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 6.90 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 7.27 #1b779a Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#e48865  rgb(228, 136, 101)  hsl(17, 70%, 65%)  Dark Salmon
#65c1e4  rgb(101, 193, 228)  hsl(197, 70%, 65%)  Sky Blue
#65e488  rgb(101, 228, 136)  hsl(137, 70%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#8865e4  rgb(136, 101, 228)  hsl(257, 70%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue