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#E79381

#e79381 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e79381 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 57.65% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.36% magenta, 44.16% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 10.59°, with 68% saturation and 70.59% 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 8.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 3.49.

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Relative luminance0.3944

Complementary

  1. #e79381
  2. #81d5e7

Split complementary

  1. #e79381
  2. #81e7c6
  3. #81a2e7

Analogous

  1. #e781a2
  2. #e79381
  3. #e7c681

Triadic

  1. #e79381
  2. #81e793
  3. #9381e7

Tetradic

  1. #e79381
  2. #d5e781
  3. #81d5e7
  4. #9381e7

Square

  1. #e79381
  2. #a2e781
  3. #81d5e7
  4. #c681e7

Monochromatic

  1. #ae3a21
  2. #db5c41
  3. #e79381
  4. #f3cac1
  5. #fcf0ee

Shades

#e79381 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e79381
  2. #d08474
  3. #b97667
  4. #a2675a
  5. #8b584d
  6. #744a41
  7. #5c3b34
  8. #452c27
  9. #2e1d1a
  10. #170f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#e79381 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e79381
  2. #e99e8e
  3. #eca99a
  4. #eeb3a7
  5. #f1beb3
  6. #f3c9c0
  7. #f5d4cd
  8. #f8dfd9
  9. #fae9e6
  10. #fdf4f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e79381 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e79381
  2. #dd9181
  3. #d28f81
  4. #c88d81
  5. #be8b81
  6. #b48a81
  7. #a98880
  8. #9f8680
  9. #958480
  10. #8a8280
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5a09a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69e7f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbaf80 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f8878e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c49a80 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cea580 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f28c89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e79381 {
  color: #e79381;
}
Background
.bg-e79381 {
  background-color: #e79381;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e79381 {
  border: 2px solid #e79381;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e79381;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 147 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 68% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e79381 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e79381, #e7c681);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e79381 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 147 129 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 3.49 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 4.87 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 6.07 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 7.42 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 7.49 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 8.57 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.81 #186c7e Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#e79381  rgb(231, 147, 129)  hsl(11, 68%, 71%)  Dark Salmon
#81d5e7  rgb(129, 213, 231)  hsl(191, 68%, 71%)  Non-Photo Blue
#81e793  rgb(129, 231, 147)  hsl(131, 68%, 71%)  Light Green
#9381e7  rgb(147, 129, 231)  hsl(251, 68%, 71%)  Medium Purple