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#E49C8D

#e49c8d ≈ Dark Salmon

  • pink
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e49c8d is a color from the pink family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 61.18% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.58% magenta, 38.16% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 10.34°, with 61.7% saturation and 72.35% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with tenderness, care and sweetness. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, weddings and celebrations and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 4.75.

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Relative luminance0.4219

Complementary

  1. #e49c8d
  2. #8dd5e4

Split complementary

  1. #e49c8d
  2. #8de4c7
  3. #8da9e4

Analogous

  1. #e48da9
  2. #e49c8d
  3. #e4c78d

Triadic

  1. #e49c8d
  2. #8de49c
  3. #9c8de4

Tetradic

  1. #e49c8d
  2. #d5e48d
  3. #8dd5e4
  4. #9c8de4

Square

  1. #e49c8d
  2. #a9e48d
  3. #8dd5e4
  4. #c78de4

Monochromatic

  1. #af4029
  2. #d5664f
  3. #e49c8d
  4. #f3d2cb
  5. #fbf1ef

Shades

#e49c8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e49c8d
  2. #cd8c7f
  3. #b67d71
  4. #a06d63
  5. #895e55
  6. #724e47
  7. #5b3e38
  8. #442f2a
  9. #2e1f1c
  10. #17100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#e49c8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e49c8d
  2. #e7a698
  3. #e9b0a4
  4. #ecbaaf
  5. #efc4bb
  6. #f2cec6
  7. #f4d7d1
  8. #f7e1dd
  9. #faebe8
  10. #fcf5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e49c8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e49c8d
  2. #da998c
  3. #d0968a
  4. #c69489
  5. #bc9188
  6. #b28e87
  7. #a88b85
  8. #9e8884
  9. #948683
  10. #8a8381
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6a7a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aca58c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb38c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f49298 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5a28c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ceab8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ed9694 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e49c8d {
  color: #e49c8d;
}
Background
.bg-e49c8d {
  background-color: #e49c8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e49c8d {
  border: 2px solid #e49c8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e49c8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 156 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 62% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e49c8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e49c8d, #e4c78d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e49c8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 156 141 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.75 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 5.24 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 6.35 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 8.08 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 8.49 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 8.50 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 8.87 #1b6372 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#e49c8d  rgb(228, 156, 141)  hsl(10, 62%, 72%)  Dark Salmon
#8dd5e4  rgb(141, 213, 228)  hsl(190, 62%, 72%)  Non-Photo Blue
#8de49c  rgb(141, 228, 156)  hsl(130, 62%, 72%)  Granny Smith Apple
#9c8de4  rgb(156, 141, 228)  hsl(250, 62%, 72%)  Floral Lavender