#E97C5F
A light, vivid red closely aligning with Salmon.
About #E97C5F
The precise color #E97C5F is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Salmon. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(233, 124, 95).
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 47% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 12.6 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#E97C5F
RGB233, 124, 95
HSL12.6°, 75.8%, 64.3%
CMYK0%, 47%, 59%, 9%
HSV12.6°, 59.2%, 91.4%
LAB63.8, 39.5, 34.6
XYZ42.9, 32.6, 14.9
Decimal15301727
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.80:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.51:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.67:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.39:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #E97C5F;
}
.text-color {
color: #E97C5F;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #E97C5F;
}