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#EC8D75

#ec8d75 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ec8d75 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 55.29% green and 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40.25% magenta, 50.42% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 12.1°, with 75.8% saturation and 69.22% 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 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 3.05.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.3817

Complementary

  1. #ec8d75
  2. #75d4ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec8d75
  2. #75ecc9
  3. #7599ec

Analogous

  1. #ec7599
  2. #ec8d75
  3. #ecc975

Triadic

  1. #ec8d75
  2. #75ec8d
  3. #8d75ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec8d75
  2. #d4ec75
  3. #75d4ec
  4. #8d75ec

Square

  1. #ec8d75
  2. #99ec75
  3. #75d4ec
  4. #c975ec

Monochromatic

  1. #b03718
  2. #e35532
  3. #ec8d75
  4. #f5c5b8
  5. #fdf0ed

Shades

#ec8d75 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec8d75
  2. #d47f69
  3. #bd715e
  4. #a56352
  5. #8e5546
  6. #76473b
  7. #5e382f
  8. #472a23
  9. #2f1c17
  10. #180e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec8d75 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec8d75
  2. #ee9883
  3. #f0a491
  4. #f2af9e
  5. #f4bbac
  6. #f6c6ba
  7. #f7d1c8
  8. #f9ddd6
  9. #fbe8e3
  10. #fdf4f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec8d75 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec8d75
  2. #e18c76
  3. #d68a77
  4. #cc8978
  5. #c18879
  6. #b6877b
  7. #ab857c
  8. #a0847d
  9. #96837e
  10. #8b817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c69d95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49a73 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbae74 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7e87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c59574 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0a274 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f88480 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec8d75 {
  color: #ec8d75;
}
Background
.bg-ec8d75 {
  background-color: #ec8d75;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec8d75 {
  border: 2px solid #ec8d75;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec8d75;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 141 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 76% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec8d75 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec8d75, #ecc975);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec8d75 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 141 117 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 3.05 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 5.11 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 5.22 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 6.53 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.83 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 6.94 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 7.34 #13728a Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#ec8d75  rgb(236, 141, 117)  hsl(12, 76%, 69%)  Dark Salmon
#75d4ec  rgb(117, 212, 236)  hsl(192, 76%, 69%)  Sky Blue
#75ec8d  rgb(117, 236, 141)  hsl(132, 76%, 69%)  Light Green
#8d75ec  rgb(141, 117, 236)  hsl(252, 76%, 69%)  Medium Purple