#E2A099

A light, moderate red closely aligning with Rosybrown.

About #E2A099

The precise color #E2A099 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Rosybrown. In the RGB color space, it consists of 226 red, 160 green, and 153 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 29% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

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#E2A099
RGB226, 160, 153
HSL5.8°, 55.7%, 74.3%
CMYK0%, 29%, 32%, 11%
HSV5.8°, 32.3%, 88.6%
LAB72.0, 23.6, 13.5
XYZ49.7, 43.6, 35.9
Decimal14852249

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.16:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.72:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.06:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.26:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2A099; }
.text-color { color: #E2A099; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2A099; }

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