#E97C66

A light, vivid red closely aligning with Salmon.

About #E97C66

At its core, #E97C66 is a light and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Salmon. Its digital footprint relies on 233 parts red, 124 parts green, and 102 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 56% yellow, and 9% black. With a hue angle of 10.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E97C66
RGB233, 124, 102
HSL10.1°, 74.9%, 65.7%
CMYK0%, 47%, 56%, 9%
HSV10.1°, 56.2%, 91.4%
LAB63.9, 40.0, 30.9
XYZ43.2, 32.7, 16.6
Decimal15301734

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.79:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.54:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.66:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.41:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E97C66; }
.text-color { color: #E97C66; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E97C66; }

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