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#E7987F

#e7987f ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e7987f is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 59.61% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.2% magenta, 45.02% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 14.42°, with 68.42% saturation and 70.2% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 1.13.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4098

Complementary

  1. #e7987f
  2. #7fcee7

Split complementary

  1. #e7987f
  2. #7fe7cc
  3. #7f9ae7

Analogous

  1. #e77f9a
  2. #e7987f
  3. #e7cc7f

Triadic

  1. #e7987f
  2. #7fe798
  3. #987fe7

Tetradic

  1. #e7987f
  2. #cee77f
  3. #7fcee7
  4. #987fe7

Square

  1. #e7987f
  2. #9ae77f
  3. #7fcee7
  4. #cc7fe7

Monochromatic

  1. #ad4220
  2. #db643f
  3. #e7987f
  4. #f3ccbf
  5. #fcf1ee

Shades

#e7987f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e7987f
  2. #d08972
  3. #b97a66
  4. #a26a59
  5. #8b5b4c
  6. #744c40
  7. #5c3d33
  8. #452e26
  9. #2e1e19
  10. #170f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#e7987f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e7987f
  2. #e9a28c
  3. #ecad99
  4. #eeb7a5
  5. #f1c1b2
  6. #f3ccbf
  7. #f5d6cc
  8. #f8e0d9
  9. #faeae5
  10. #fdf5f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e7987f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e7987f
  2. #dd967f
  3. #d2937f
  4. #c8917f
  5. #be8e7f
  6. #b48c80
  7. #a98a80
  8. #9f8780
  9. #958580
  10. #8a8280
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6a49c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aba27d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beb27e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f88c92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c69e7e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0a87f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2918a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e7987f {
  color: #e7987f;
}
Background
.bg-e7987f {
  background-color: #e7987f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e7987f {
  border: 2px solid #e7987f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e7987f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 152 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 68% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e7987f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e7987f, #e7cc7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e7987f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 152 127 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 1.13 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 4.58 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 5.30 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 8.16 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 8.25 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 9.04 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 9.14 #186780 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#e7987f  rgb(231, 152, 127)  hsl(14, 68%, 70%)  Dark Salmon
#7fcee7  rgb(127, 206, 231)  hsl(194, 68%, 70%)  Sky Blue
#7fe798  rgb(127, 231, 152)  hsl(134, 68%, 70%)  Light Green
#987fe7  rgb(152, 127, 231)  hsl(254, 68%, 70%)  Medium Purple