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#EC9872

#ec9872 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ec9872 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 59.61% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.59% magenta, 51.69% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 18.69°, with 76.25% saturation and 68.63% 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 9.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 3.15.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.415

Complementary

  1. #ec9872
  2. #72c6ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec9872
  2. #72ecd5
  3. #7289ec

Analogous

  1. #ec7289
  2. #ec9872
  3. #ecd572

Triadic

  1. #ec9872
  2. #72ec98
  3. #9872ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec9872
  2. #c6ec72
  3. #72c6ec
  4. #9872ec

Square

  1. #ec9872
  2. #89ec72
  3. #72c6ec
  4. #d572ec

Monochromatic

  1. #ae4617
  2. #e3672f
  3. #ec9872
  4. #f5c9b5
  5. #fdf2ed

Shades

#ec9872 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec9872
  2. #d48967
  3. #bd7a5b
  4. #a56a50
  5. #8e5b44
  6. #764c39
  7. #5e3d2e
  8. #472e22
  9. #2f1e17
  10. #180f0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec9872 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec9872
  2. #eea280
  3. #f0ad8e
  4. #f2b79c
  5. #f4c1aa
  6. #f6ccb9
  7. #f7d6c7
  8. #f9e0d5
  9. #fbeae3
  10. #fdf5f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec9872 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec9872
  2. #e19673
  3. #d69375
  4. #cc9176
  5. #c18e78
  6. #b68c79
  7. #ab8a7a
  8. #a0877c
  9. #96857d
  10. #8b827f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9a599 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aea26f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2b471 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff898e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ca9e70 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4a972 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f88f84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec9872 {
  color: #ec9872;
}
Background
.bg-ec9872 {
  background-color: #ec9872;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec9872 {
  border: 2px solid #ec9872;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec9872;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 152 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 76% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec9872 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec9872, #ecd572);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec9872 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 152 114 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 3.15 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 3.63 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 6.42 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.55 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.26 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.35 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 7.42 #13678d Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#ec9872  rgb(236, 152, 114)  hsl(19, 76%, 69%)  Dark Salmon
#72c6ec  rgb(114, 198, 236)  hsl(199, 76%, 69%)  Baby Blue
#72ec98  rgb(114, 236, 152)  hsl(139, 76%, 69%)  Light Green
#9872ec  rgb(152, 114, 236)  hsl(259, 76%, 69%)  Medium Purple