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#EB856F

#eb856f ≈ Salmon

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#eb856f is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 52.16% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.4% magenta, 52.77% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 10.65°, with 75.61% saturation and 67.84% 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 8.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Salmon (#fa8072), ΔE 3.79.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.3558

Complementary

  1. #eb856f
  2. #6fd5eb

Split complementary

  1. #eb856f
  2. #6febc3
  3. #6f97eb

Analogous

  1. #eb6f97
  2. #eb856f
  3. #ebc36f

Triadic

  1. #eb856f
  2. #6feb85
  3. #856feb

Tetradic

  1. #eb856f
  2. #d5eb6f
  3. #6fd5eb
  4. #856feb

Square

  1. #eb856f
  2. #97eb6f
  3. #6fd5eb
  4. #c36feb

Monochromatic

  1. #a93118
  2. #e24c2c
  3. #eb856f
  4. #f4beb2
  5. #fdf0ed

Shades

#eb856f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eb856f
  2. #d47864
  3. #bc6a59
  4. #a55d4e
  5. #8d5043
  6. #764338
  7. #5e352c
  8. #472821
  9. #2f1b16
  10. #180d0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#eb856f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eb856f
  2. #ed917d
  3. #ef9d8c
  4. #f1aa9a
  5. #f3b6a9
  6. #f5c2b7
  7. #f7cec5
  8. #f9dad4
  9. #fbe7e2
  10. #fdf3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eb856f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eb856f
  2. #e08571
  3. #d68472
  4. #cb8474
  5. #c08376
  6. #b68378
  7. #ab8279
  8. #a0827b
  9. #95817d
  10. #8b817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c39790 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e946d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a96d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7580 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c28e6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ce9c6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f77b79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eb856f {
  color: #eb856f;
}
Background
.bg-eb856f {
  background-color: #eb856f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eb856f {
  border: 2px solid #eb856f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eb856f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 133 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 76% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eb856f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eb856f, #ebc36f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eb856f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 133 111 / 0.35);
}

#fa8072 Salmon ΔE 3.79 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 4.95 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 5.05 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 5.72 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 5.74 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.91 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 7.15 #147a90 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Salmon
#eb856f  rgb(235, 133, 111)  hsl(11, 76%, 68%)  Salmon
#6fd5eb  rgb(111, 213, 235)  hsl(191, 76%, 68%)  Sky Blue
#6feb85  rgb(111, 235, 133)  hsl(131, 76%, 68%)  Light Green
#856feb  rgb(133, 111, 235)  hsl(251, 76%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue