#E9A899

A light, moderate red closely aligning with Darksalmon.

About #E9A899

The precise color #E9A899 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darksalmon. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 233, 168, and 153.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 28% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#E9A899
RGB233, 168, 153
HSL11.3°, 64.5%, 75.7%
CMYK0%, 28%, 34%, 9%
HSV11.3°, 34.3%, 91.4%
LAB74.6, 22.0, 17.2
XYZ53.4, 47.6, 36.5
Decimal15313049

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.00:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.53:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.91:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.95:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E9A899; }
.text-color { color: #E9A899; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E9A899; }

Similar Colors

Darksalmon
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