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#EC8A77

#ec8a77 ≈ Salmon

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ec8a77 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 54.12% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.53% magenta, 49.58% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 9.74°, with 75.48% saturation and 69.61% 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 8.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Salmon (#fa8072), ΔE 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.3734

Complementary

  1. #ec8a77
  2. #77d9ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec8a77
  2. #77ecc4
  3. #779fec

Analogous

  1. #ec779f
  2. #ec8a77
  3. #ecc477

Triadic

  1. #ec8a77
  2. #77ec8a
  3. #8a77ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec8a77
  2. #d9ec77
  3. #77d9ec
  4. #8a77ec

Square

  1. #ec8a77
  2. #9fec77
  3. #77d9ec
  4. #c477ec

Monochromatic

  1. #b13219
  2. #e35034
  3. #ec8a77
  4. #f5c4ba
  5. #fcf0ed

Shades

#ec8a77 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec8a77
  2. #d47c6b
  3. #bd6e5f
  4. #a56153
  5. #8e5347
  6. #76453c
  7. #5e3730
  8. #472924
  9. #2f1c18
  10. #180e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec8a77 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec8a77
  2. #ee9685
  3. #f0a192
  4. #f2ada0
  5. #f4b9ad
  6. #f6c5bb
  7. #f7d0c9
  8. #f9dcd6
  9. #fbe8e4
  10. #fdf3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec8a77 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec8a77
  2. #e18978
  3. #d68879
  4. #cc877a
  5. #c1867b
  6. #b6857c
  7. #ab847c
  8. #a0837d
  9. #96827e
  10. #8b817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c59b94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a19875 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9ac76 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7b85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c49376 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfa076 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f88180 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec8a77 {
  color: #ec8a77;
}
Background
.bg-ec8a77 {
  background-color: #ec8a77;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec8a77 {
  border: 2px solid #ec8a77;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec8a77;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 138 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 75% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec8a77 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec8a77, #ecc477);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec8a77 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 138 119 / 0.35);
}

#fa8072 Salmon ΔE 3.72 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.64 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 5.84 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.36 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 6.40 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.64 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 7.32 #137588 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Salmon
#ec8a77  rgb(236, 138, 119)  hsl(10, 75%, 70%)  Salmon
#77d9ec  rgb(119, 217, 236)  hsl(190, 75%, 70%)  Non-Photo Blue
#77ec8a  rgb(119, 236, 138)  hsl(130, 75%, 70%)  Light Green
#8a77ec  rgb(138, 119, 236)  hsl(250, 75%, 70%)  Medium Purple