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#E1826B Color

#E1826B is rgb(225, 130, 107) in RGB, hsl(12, 66%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 52%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Red (#E58E73), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E1826B
HEX#E1826B
RGBrgb(225, 130, 107)
HSLhsl(12, 66%, 65%)
HSVhsv(12, 52%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 52%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.123 34.5)
LABlab(64.68% 35.81 29.14)
LCHlch(64.68% 46.17 39.14)

What #E1826B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E1826B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 5.1Pale Copper#DA8A67ΔE 7.68Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 8.19Copper Red#CB6D51ΔE 8.74Terracotta#E2725BΔE 9.3Congo Pink#F88379ΔE 10.04

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#E1826B Channel Values

How #E1826B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 225 · G 130 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 12° · S 66% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 12° · S 52% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 52% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.76:1 vs white · 7.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E1826B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E1826B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E1826B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E1826B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E1826B
Complementary
#6BC9E1
Analogous
#E16B8E
Analogous
#E1BD6B
Triadic
#6BE182
Triadic
#826BE1
Split comp.
#6BE1BD
Split comp.
#6B8EE1

Tints & Shades of #E1826B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E59480
#E8A291
#EDB4A6
#F1C6BB
#F5D8D0
#F9E6E1

Shades

#D96245
#CB4A2A
#A53C22
#7F2E1A
#592012
#37140B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E1826B.

How #E1826B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E1826B
Protanopia#98986A
Protanomaly#BA906B
Deuteranopia#A9A966
Deuteranomaly#C29B68
Tritanopia#E27F7F
Tritanomaly#E28078
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E1826B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e1826b: #E1826B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E1826B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e1826b': '#E1826B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.510, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_e1826b">#E1826B</color>
SVG fillfill="#E1826B"

More Red Colors

#E1826B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#E1826B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E1826B?

#E1826B is a light red — rgb(225, 130, 107) in RGB and hsl(12, 66%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Red (#E58E73), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.1.

What is the RGB value of #E1826B?

#E1826B is rgb(225, 130, 107) — red 225, green 130, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E1826B?

#E1826B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 52%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E1826B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E1826B scores 2.76:1 against white and 7.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E1826B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E1826B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 8.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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