#E95F57

A light, vivid red closely aligning with Salmon.

About #E95F57

When working with digital screens, the color #E95F57 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Salmon. Its digital footprint relies on 233 parts red, 95 parts green, and 87 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 59% Magenta, 63% Yellow, and 9% Black. 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. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E95F57
RGB233, 95, 87
HSL3.3°, 76.8%, 62.7%
CMYK0%, 59%, 63%, 9%
HSV3.3°, 62.7%, 91.4%
LAB58.2, 52.9, 32.1
XYZ39.4, 26.2, 12.0
Decimal15294295

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.37:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.24:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.22:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.30:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E95F57; }
.text-color { color: #E95F57; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E95F57; }

Similar Colors

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