#E2755F
A light, moderate red closely aligning with Salmon.
About #E2755F
The precise color #E2755F is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Salmon. In the RGB color space, it consists of 226 red, 117 green, and 95 blue.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 48% M, 58% Y, and 11% K. The HSL representation is 10.1° hue, 69.3% saturation, and 62.9% lightness.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#E2755F
RGB226, 117, 95
HSL10.1°, 69.3%, 62.9%
CMYK0%, 48%, 58%, 11%
HSV10.1°, 58.0%, 88.6%
LAB61.4, 40.4, 31.4
XYZ39.8, 29.7, 14.5
Decimal14841183
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
3.02:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.94:1
Text on #000000
AA
2.89:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.90:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #E2755F;
}
.text-color {
color: #E2755F;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #E2755F;
}