#E9926D

A light, vivid orange closely aligning with Darksalmon.

About #E9926D

The hex code #E9926D represents a beautifully specific shade of orange. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darksalmon. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 233, 146, and 109.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 37% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 17.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#E9926D
RGB233, 146, 109
HSL17.9°, 73.8%, 67.1%
CMYK0%, 37%, 53%, 9%
HSV17.9°, 53.2%, 91.4%
LAB68.7, 29.1, 33.3
XYZ46.6, 39.0, 19.5
Decimal15307373

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.39:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.80:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.28:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.48:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E9926D; }
.text-color { color: #E9926D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E9926D; }

Similar Colors

Darksalmon
#E9967A