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#E49385

#e49385 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e49385 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 57.65% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.53% magenta, 41.67% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 8.84°, with 63.76% saturation and 70.78% 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 8.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 4.86.

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Relative luminance0.3905

Complementary

  1. #e49385
  2. #85d6e4

Split complementary

  1. #e49385
  2. #85e4c2
  3. #85a6e4

Analogous

  1. #e485a6
  2. #e49385
  3. #e4c285

Triadic

  1. #e49385
  2. #85e493
  3. #9385e4

Tetradic

  1. #e49385
  2. #d6e485
  3. #85d6e4
  4. #9385e4

Square

  1. #e49385
  2. #a6e485
  3. #85d6e4
  4. #c285e4

Monochromatic

  1. #aa3926
  2. #d65c46
  3. #e49385
  4. #f2cac4
  5. #fbf0ee

Shades

#e49385 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e49385
  2. #cd8478
  3. #b6766a
  4. #a0675d
  5. #895850
  6. #724a43
  7. #5b3b35
  8. #442c28
  9. #2e1d1b
  10. #170f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#e49385 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e49385
  2. #e79e91
  3. #e9a99d
  4. #ecb3aa
  5. #efbeb6
  6. #f2c9c2
  7. #f4d4ce
  8. #f7dfda
  9. #fae9e7
  10. #fcf4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e49385 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e49385
  2. #da9185
  3. #d08f84
  4. #c68d84
  5. #bc8b83
  6. #b28a83
  7. #a88882
  8. #9e8682
  9. #948481
  10. #8a8281
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3a09b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a59e84 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9ae84 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5888f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c29a84 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cba484 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee8c8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e49385 {
  color: #e49385;
}
Background
.bg-e49385 {
  background-color: #e49385;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e49385 {
  border: 2px solid #e49385;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e49385;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 147 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 64% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e49385 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e49385, #e4c285);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e49385 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 147 133 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.86 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 5.74 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 6.37 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 6.73 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 7.67 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 8.75 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 9.07 #1b6c7a Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#e49385  rgb(228, 147, 133)  hsl(9, 64%, 71%)  Dark Salmon
#85d6e4  rgb(133, 214, 228)  hsl(189, 64%, 71%)  Non-Photo Blue
#85e493  rgb(133, 228, 147)  hsl(129, 64%, 71%)  Light Green
#9385e4  rgb(147, 133, 228)  hsl(249, 64%, 71%)  Medium Purple