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#E5696D

#e5696d ≈ Light Coral

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e5696d is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 41.18% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.15% magenta, 52.4% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 358.06°, with 70.45% saturation and 65.49% 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 6.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Light Coral (#f08080), ΔE 5.71.

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Relative luminance0.2787

Complementary

  1. #e5696d
  2. #69e5e1

Split complementary

  1. #e5696d
  2. #69e5a3
  3. #69abe5

Analogous

  1. #e569ab
  2. #e5696d
  3. #e5a369

Triadic

  1. #e5696d
  2. #6de569
  3. #696de5

Tetradic

  1. #e5696d
  2. #e5e169
  3. #69e5e1
  4. #696de5

Square

  1. #e5696d
  2. #abe569
  3. #69e5e1
  4. #a369e5

Monochromatic

  1. #9a1b1f
  2. #da282e
  3. #e5696d
  4. #f0aaac
  5. #fcebec

Shades

#e5696d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5696d
  2. #ce5f62
  3. #b75457
  4. #a04a4c
  5. #893f41
  6. #733537
  7. #5c2a2c
  8. #452021
  9. #2e1516
  10. #170b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5696d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5696d
  2. #e8787c
  3. #ea878a
  4. #ed9699
  5. #efa5a7
  6. #f2b4b6
  7. #f5c3c5
  8. #f7d2d3
  9. #fae1e2
  10. #fcf0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5696d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5696d
  2. #db6b6f
  3. #d16e71
  4. #c77073
  5. #bd7275
  6. #b37577
  7. #a87778
  8. #9e797a
  9. #947b7c
  10. #8a7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b88283 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #86806c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a59a6a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f9566b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4776d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2896b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f15e6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5696d {
  color: #e5696d;
}
Background
.bg-e5696d {
  background-color: #e5696d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e5696d {
  border: 2px solid #e5696d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5696d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 105 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 70% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5696d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5696d, #e5a369);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5696d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 105 109 / 0.35);
}

#f08080 Light Coral ΔE 5.71 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.11 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 6.34 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.71 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 8.03 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 8.06 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 8.20 #1a9692 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Light Coral
#e5696d  rgb(229, 105, 109)  hsl(358, 70%, 65%)  Light Coral
#69e5e1  rgb(105, 229, 225)  hsl(178, 70%, 65%)  Bright Turquoise
#6de569  rgb(109, 229, 105)  hsl(118, 70%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#696de5  rgb(105, 109, 229)  hsl(238, 70%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue