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#E79481

#e79481 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e79481 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 58.04% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.93% magenta, 44.16% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 11.18°, 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 8.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 3.09.

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Relative luminance0.3975

Complementary

  1. #e79481
  2. #81d4e7

Split complementary

  1. #e79481
  2. #81e7c7
  3. #81a1e7

Analogous

  1. #e781a1
  2. #e79481
  3. #e7c781

Triadic

  1. #e79481
  2. #81e794
  3. #9481e7

Tetradic

  1. #e79481
  2. #d4e781
  3. #81d4e7
  4. #9481e7

Square

  1. #e79481
  2. #a1e781
  3. #81d4e7
  4. #c781e7

Monochromatic

  1. #ae3b21
  2. #db5d41
  3. #e79481
  4. #f3cbc1
  5. #fcf0ee

Shades

#e79481 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e79481
  2. #d08574
  3. #b97667
  4. #a2685a
  5. #8b594d
  6. #744a41
  7. #5c3b34
  8. #452c27
  9. #2e1e1a
  10. #170f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#e79481 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e79481
  2. #e99f8e
  3. #eca99a
  4. #eeb4a7
  5. #f1bfb3
  6. #f3cac0
  7. #f5d4cd
  8. #f8dfd9
  9. #faeae6
  10. #fdf4f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e79481 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e79481
  2. #dd9281
  3. #d29081
  4. #c88e81
  5. #be8c81
  6. #b48a81
  7. #a98880
  8. #9f8680
  9. #958480
  10. #8a8280
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5a19b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79f7f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbb080 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f8888f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c49b80 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cea580 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f28d8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e79481 {
  color: #e79481;
}
Background
.bg-e79481 {
  background-color: #e79481;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e79481 {
  border: 2px solid #e79481;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e79481;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 148 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 68% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e79481 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e79481, #e7c781);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e79481 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 148 129 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 3.09 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 4.68 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 6.38 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 7.06 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 7.94 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 8.75 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.89 #186b7e Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#e79481  rgb(231, 148, 129)  hsl(11, 68%, 71%)  Dark Salmon
#81d4e7  rgb(129, 212, 231)  hsl(191, 68%, 71%)  Sky Blue
#81e794  rgb(129, 231, 148)  hsl(131, 68%, 71%)  Light Green
#9481e7  rgb(148, 129, 231)  hsl(251, 68%, 71%)  Medium Purple