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#E87F50

#e87f50 ≈ Coral

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e87f50 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 49.8% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 45.26% magenta, 65.52% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 18.55°, with 76.77% saturation and 61.18% 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 7.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Coral (#ff7f50), ΔE 4.2.

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Web safe#ff6666
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Relative luminance0.3291

Complementary

  1. #e87f50
  2. #50b9e8

Split complementary

  1. #e87f50
  2. #50e8cb
  3. #506de8

Analogous

  1. #e8506d
  2. #e87f50
  3. #e8cb50

Triadic

  1. #e87f50
  2. #50e87f
  3. #7f50e8

Tetradic

  1. #e87f50
  2. #b9e850
  3. #50b9e8
  4. #7f50e8

Square

  1. #e87f50
  2. #6de850
  3. #50b9e8
  4. #cb50e8

Monochromatic

  1. #8d3812
  2. #d0531b
  3. #e87f50
  4. #f1b094
  5. #fae2d7

Shades

#e87f50 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e87f50
  2. #d17248
  3. #ba6640
  4. #a25938
  5. #8b4c30
  6. #744028
  7. #5d3320
  8. #462618
  9. #2e1910
  10. #170d08
  11. #000000

Tints

#e87f50 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e87f50
  2. #ea8c62
  3. #ed9973
  4. #efa585
  5. #f1b296
  6. #f4bfa8
  7. #f6ccb9
  8. #f8d9cb
  9. #fae5dc
  10. #fdf2ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e87f50 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e87f50
  2. #de7f55
  3. #d37f5a
  4. #c97f5e
  5. #be7f63
  6. #b48068
  7. #aa806d
  8. #9f8072
  9. #958076
  10. #8a807b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bf9184 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8d4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a44f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd6b74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bf884d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cb974f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f57368 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e87f50 {
  color: #e87f50;
}
Background
.bg-e87f50 {
  background-color: #e87f50;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e87f50 {
  border: 2px solid #e87f50;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e87f50;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 127 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 77% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e87f50 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e87f50, #e8cb50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e87f50 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 127 80 / 0.35);
}

#ff7f50 Coral ΔE 4.20 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 4.45 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 4.70 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 5.86 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 7.55 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 7.58 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 7.62 #1780af Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Coral
#e87f50  rgb(232, 127, 80)  hsl(19, 77%, 61%)  Coral
#50b9e8  rgb(80, 185, 232)  hsl(199, 77%, 61%)  Deep Sky Blue
#50e87f  rgb(80, 232, 127)  hsl(139, 77%, 61%)  Pastel Green
#7f50e8  rgb(127, 80, 232)  hsl(259, 77%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue