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#E59C8A

#e59c8a ≈ Dark Salmon

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e59c8a is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 61.18% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.88% magenta, 39.74% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 11.87°, with 63.64% saturation and 71.96% 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 9.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 3.74.

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Relative luminance0.4227

Complementary

  1. #e59c8a
  2. #8ad3e5

Split complementary

  1. #e59c8a
  2. #8ae5ca
  3. #8aa5e5

Analogous

  1. #e58aa5
  2. #e59c8a
  3. #e5ca8a

Triadic

  1. #e59c8a
  2. #8ae59c
  3. #9c8ae5

Tetradic

  1. #e59c8a
  2. #d3e58a
  3. #8ad3e5
  4. #9c8ae5

Square

  1. #e59c8a
  2. #a5e58a
  3. #8ad3e5
  4. #ca8ae5

Monochromatic

  1. #af4227
  2. #d7674b
  3. #e59c8a
  4. #f3d1c9
  5. #fbf1ee

Shades

#e59c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e59c8a
  2. #ce8c7c
  3. #b77d6e
  4. #a06d61
  5. #895e53
  6. #734e45
  7. #5c3e37
  8. #452f29
  9. #2e1f1c
  10. #17100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#e59c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e59c8a
  2. #e8a696
  3. #eab0a1
  4. #edbaad
  5. #efc4b9
  6. #f2cec5
  7. #f5d7d0
  8. #f7e1dc
  9. #faebe8
  10. #fcf5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e59c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e59c8a
  2. #db9989
  3. #d19688
  4. #c79487
  5. #bd9186
  6. #b38e85
  7. #a88b84
  8. #9e8883
  9. #948682
  10. #8a8381
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6a7a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ada589 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beb489 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f59297 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6a189 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfab8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef9692 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e59c8a {
  color: #e59c8a;
}
Background
.bg-e59c8a {
  background-color: #e59c8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e59c8a {
  border: 2px solid #e59c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e59c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 156 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 64% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e59c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e59c8a, #e5ca8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e59c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 156 138 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 3.74 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 4.74 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 7.10 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 7.33 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 8.49 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 8.84 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 8.89 #1a6375 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#e59c8a  rgb(229, 156, 138)  hsl(12, 64%, 72%)  Dark Salmon
#8ad3e5  rgb(138, 211, 229)  hsl(192, 64%, 72%)  Non-Photo Blue
#8ae59c  rgb(138, 229, 156)  hsl(132, 64%, 72%)  Light Green
#9c8ae5  rgb(156, 138, 229)  hsl(252, 64%, 72%)  Floral Lavender