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#E9727C

#e9727c ≈ Light Coral

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e9727c 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 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 51.07% magenta, 46.78% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 354.96°, 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 7.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Coral (#f08080), ΔE 4.2.

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Relative luminance0.3081

Complementary

  1. #e9727c
  2. #72e9df

Split complementary

  1. #e9727c
  2. #72e9a4
  3. #72b7e9

Analogous

  1. #e972b7
  2. #e9727c
  3. #e9a472

Triadic

  1. #e9727c
  2. #7ce972
  3. #727ce9

Tetradic

  1. #e9727c
  2. #e9df72
  3. #72e9df
  4. #727ce9

Square

  1. #e9727c
  2. #b7e972
  3. #72e9df
  4. #a472e9

Monochromatic

  1. #a81a26
  2. #df303f
  3. #e9727c
  4. #f3b4b9
  5. #fcedef

Shades

#e9727c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9727c
  2. #d26770
  3. #ba5b63
  4. #a35057
  5. #8c444a
  6. #75393e
  7. #5d2e32
  8. #462225
  9. #2f1719
  10. #170b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9727c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9727c
  2. #eb8089
  3. #ed8e96
  4. #f09ca3
  5. #f2aab0
  6. #f4b9be
  7. #f6c7cb
  8. #f8d5d8
  9. #fbe3e5
  10. #fdf1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9727c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9727c
  2. #df737c
  3. #d4757d
  4. #ca767d
  5. #bf787e
  6. #b5797e
  7. #aa7a7e
  8. #a07c7f
  9. #957d7f
  10. #8b7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bd8a8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b887c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9a079 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc6276 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8807c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6907b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f56978 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e9727c {
  color: #e9727c;
}
Background
.bg-e9727c {
  background-color: #e9727c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9727c {
  border: 2px solid #e9727c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9727c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 114 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 73% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9727c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9727c, #e9a472);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9727c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 114 124 / 0.35);
}

#f08080 Light Coral ΔE 4.20 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 7.91 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 8.04 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 8.39 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 8.48 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.74 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 8.79 #168d83 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Light Coral
#e9727c  rgb(233, 114, 124)  hsl(355, 73%, 68%)  Light Coral
#72e9df  rgb(114, 233, 223)  hsl(175, 73%, 68%)  Turquoise
#7ce972  rgb(124, 233, 114)  hsl(115, 73%, 68%)  Pastel Green
#727ce9  rgb(114, 124, 233)  hsl(235, 73%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue