#E9838A

A light, moderate red closely aligning with Lightcoral.

About #E9838A

Visually, #E9838A is defined as a moderate red. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Lightcoral. In the RGB color space, it consists of 233 red, 131 green, and 138 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 44% M, 41% Y, and 9% K. The HSL representation is 355.9° hue, 69.9% saturation, and 71.4% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E9838A
RGB233, 131, 138
HSL355.9°, 69.9%, 71.4%
CMYK0%, 44%, 41%, 9%
HSV355.9°, 43.8%, 91.4%
LAB66.1, 39.8, 13.6
XYZ46.3, 35.4, 28.4
Decimal15303562

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.60:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.08:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.48:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.87:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E9838A; }
.text-color { color: #E9838A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E9838A; }

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