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#E9727A

#e9727a ≈ Light Coral

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e9727a is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 44.71% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 51.07% magenta, 47.64% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 355.97°, with 73.01% saturation and 68.04% 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 7.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Coral (#f08080), ΔE 3.88.

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Relative luminance0.3076

Complementary

  1. #e9727a
  2. #72e9e1

Split complementary

  1. #e9727a
  2. #72e9a6
  3. #72b5e9

Analogous

  1. #e972b5
  2. #e9727a
  3. #e9a672

Triadic

  1. #e9727a
  2. #7ae972
  3. #727ae9

Tetradic

  1. #e9727a
  2. #e9e172
  3. #72e9e1
  4. #727ae9

Square

  1. #e9727a
  2. #b5e972
  3. #72e9e1
  4. #a672e9

Monochromatic

  1. #a81a24
  2. #df303c
  3. #e9727a
  4. #f3b4b8
  5. #fcedee

Shades

#e9727a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9727a
  2. #d2676e
  3. #ba5b62
  4. #a35055
  5. #8c4449
  6. #75393d
  7. #5d2e31
  8. #462225
  9. #2f1718
  10. #170b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9727a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9727a
  2. #eb8087
  3. #ed8e95
  4. #f09ca2
  5. #f2aaaf
  6. #f4b9bd
  7. #f6c7ca
  8. #f8d5d7
  9. #fbe3e4
  10. #fdf1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9727a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9727a
  2. #df737b
  3. #d4757b
  4. #ca767c
  5. #bf787c
  6. #b5797d
  7. #aa7a7e
  8. #a07c7e
  9. #957d7f
  10. #8b7f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bd898c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c887a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaa078 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc6275 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9807a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c69079 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f56977 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e9727a {
  color: #e9727a;
}
Background
.bg-e9727a {
  background-color: #e9727a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9727a {
  border: 2px solid #e9727a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9727a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 114 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 73% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9727a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9727a, #e9a672);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9727a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 114 122 / 0.35);
}

#f08080 Light Coral ΔE 3.88 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 7.47 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 7.86 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 7.89 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.61 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.76 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 8.99 #168d85 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Light Coral
#e9727a  rgb(233, 114, 122)  hsl(356, 73%, 68%)  Light Coral
#72e9e1  rgb(114, 233, 225)  hsl(176, 73%, 68%)  Bright Turquoise
#7ae972  rgb(122, 233, 114)  hsl(116, 73%, 68%)  Pastel Green
#727ae9  rgb(114, 122, 233)  hsl(236, 73%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue