#E26D57
A light, vivid red closely aligning with Salmon.
About #E26D57
At its core, #E26D57 is a light and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Salmon. Its digital footprint relies on 226 parts red, 109 parts green, and 87 parts blue light.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 0% Cyan, 52% Magenta, 62% Yellow, and 11% Black. With a hue angle of 9.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#E26D57
RGB226, 109, 87
HSL9.5°, 70.6%, 61.4%
CMYK0%, 52%, 62%, 11%
HSV9.5°, 61.5%, 88.6%
LAB59.7, 43.8, 33.7
XYZ38.6, 27.8, 12.3
Decimal14839127
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
3.20:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.56:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.06:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.58:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #E26D57;
}
.text-color {
color: #E26D57;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #E26D57;
}