#E9A08A

A light, moderate red closely aligning with Darksalmon.

About #E9A08A

When working with digital screens, the color #E9A08A is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darksalmon. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 233, 160, and 138.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 41% yellow, and 9% black. The HSL representation is 13.9° hue, 68.3% saturation, and 72.7% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E9A08A
RGB233, 160, 138
HSL13.9°, 68.3%, 72.7%
CMYK0%, 31%, 41%, 9%
HSV13.9°, 40.8%, 91.4%
LAB72.4, 24.5, 22.4
XYZ50.8, 44.3, 29.9
Decimal15310986

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.13:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.86:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.04:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.38:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E9A08A; }
.text-color { color: #E9A08A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E9A08A; }

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