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#EA8F72

#ea8f72 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ea8f72 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 56.08% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.89% magenta, 51.28% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 14.5°, with 74.07% saturation and 68.24% 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 8.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 1.92.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.3835

Complementary

  1. #ea8f72
  2. #72cdea

Split complementary

  1. #ea8f72
  2. #72eacb
  3. #7291ea

Analogous

  1. #ea7291
  2. #ea8f72
  3. #eacb72

Triadic

  1. #ea8f72
  2. #72ea8f
  3. #8f72ea

Tetradic

  1. #ea8f72
  2. #cdea72
  3. #72cdea
  4. #8f72ea

Square

  1. #ea8f72
  2. #91ea72
  3. #72cdea
  4. #cb72ea

Monochromatic

  1. #aa3c19
  2. #e05a2f
  3. #ea8f72
  4. #f4c4b5
  5. #fcf1ed

Shades

#ea8f72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea8f72
  2. #d38167
  3. #bb725b
  4. #a46450
  5. #8c5644
  6. #754839
  7. #5e392e
  8. #462b22
  9. #2f1d17
  10. #170e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea8f72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea8f72
  2. #ec9a80
  3. #eea58e
  4. #f0b19c
  5. #f2bcaa
  6. #f5c7b9
  7. #f7d2c7
  8. #f9ddd5
  9. #fbe9e3
  10. #fdf4f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea8f72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea8f72
  2. #df8e73
  3. #d58c75
  4. #ca8b76
  5. #c08978
  6. #b58879
  7. #aa867a
  8. #a0857c
  9. #95837d
  10. #8b827f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c59e94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69b70 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcae71 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd8088 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c59671 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0a271 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f68680 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea8f72 {
  color: #ea8f72;
}
Background
.bg-ea8f72 {
  background-color: #ea8f72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea8f72 {
  border: 2px solid #ea8f72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea8f72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 143 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 74% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea8f72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea8f72, #eacb72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea8f72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 143 114 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 1.92 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 5.46 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 5.56 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 6.65 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 6.85 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 6.86 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 7.52 #15708d Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#ea8f72  rgb(234, 143, 114)  hsl(15, 74%, 68%)  Dark Salmon
#72cdea  rgb(114, 205, 234)  hsl(195, 74%, 68%)  Sky Blue
#72ea8f  rgb(114, 234, 143)  hsl(135, 74%, 68%)  Light Green
#8f72ea  rgb(143, 114, 234)  hsl(255, 74%, 68%)  Medium Purple