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#E68E88

#e68e88 ≈ Light Coral

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e68e88 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 55.69% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.26% magenta, 40.87% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 3.83°, with 65.28% saturation and 71.76% 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 8.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Coral (#f08080), ΔE 4.11.

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Relative luminance0.3795

Complementary

  1. #e68e88
  2. #88e0e6

Split complementary

  1. #e68e88
  2. #88e6bd
  3. #88b1e6

Analogous

  1. #e688b1
  2. #e68e88
  3. #e6bd88

Triadic

  1. #e68e88
  2. #88e68e
  3. #8e88e6

Tetradic

  1. #e68e88
  2. #e0e688
  3. #88e0e6
  4. #8e88e6

Square

  1. #e68e88
  2. #b1e688
  3. #88e0e6
  4. #bd88e6

Monochromatic

  1. #b02e25
  2. #d95249
  3. #e68e88
  4. #f3cac7
  5. #fbefee

Shades

#e68e88 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e68e88
  2. #cf807a
  3. #b8726d
  4. #a1635f
  5. #8a5552
  6. #734744
  7. #5c3936
  8. #452b29
  9. #2e1c1b
  10. #170e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#e68e88 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e68e88
  2. #e99994
  3. #eba5a0
  4. #eeb0ac
  5. #f0bbb8
  6. #f3c7c4
  7. #f5d2cf
  8. #f8dddb
  9. #fae8e7
  10. #fdf4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e68e88 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e68e88
  2. #dc8d87
  3. #d28b86
  4. #c78a86
  5. #bd8885
  6. #b38784
  7. #a98683
  8. #9f8482
  9. #948382
  10. #8a8181
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c39d9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a19b87 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6ad87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7838d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c09687 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cba187 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f0878b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e68e88 {
  color: #e68e88;
}
Background
.bg-e68e88 {
  background-color: #e68e88;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e68e88 {
  border: 2px solid #e68e88;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e68e88;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 142 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 65% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e68e88 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e68e88, #e6bd88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e68e88 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 142 136 / 0.35);
}

#f08080 Light Coral ΔE 4.11 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 6.03 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 7.54 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 7.76 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 7.90 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.26 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 8.65 #197177 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Light Coral
#e68e88  rgb(230, 142, 136)  hsl(4, 65%, 72%)  Light Coral
#88e0e6  rgb(136, 224, 230)  hsl(184, 65%, 72%)  Pale Turquoise
#88e68e  rgb(136, 230, 142)  hsl(124, 65%, 72%)  Light Green
#8e88e6  rgb(142, 136, 230)  hsl(244, 65%, 72%)  Medium Purple