#E28A83

A light, moderate red closely aligning with Lightcoral.

About #E28A83

When working with digital screens, the color #E28A83 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Lightcoral. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 226, 138, and 131.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 39% M, 42% Y, and 11% K. With a hue angle of 4.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E28A83
RGB226, 138, 131
HSL4.4°, 62.1%, 70.0%
CMYK0%, 39%, 42%, 11%
HSV4.4°, 42.0%, 88.6%
LAB66.5, 32.8, 18.1
XYZ44.5, 36.0, 26.1
Decimal14846595

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.56:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.20:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.45:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.97:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E28A83; }
.text-color { color: #E28A83; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E28A83; }

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