#E28979 Color

#E28979 is rgb(226, 137, 121) in RGB and hsl(9, 64%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSalmon. Black text is most readable on this background.

#E28979

HEX#E28979

RGBrgb(226, 137, 121)

HSLhsl(9, 64%, 68%)

HSVhsv(9, 46%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(72% 0.112 31)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 39%, 46%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #E28979 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.6:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.09:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E28979 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#E28979 Complementary#79D2E2 Analogous#E2799E Analogous#E2BD79 Triadic#79E289 Triadic#8979E2

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #E28979, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E5988A #EAAA9F #EEB9B0 #F1C8C0 #F5D6D1 #F9E9E6

Shades

#D96854 #D1462E #AB3A26 #822C1C #5C1F14 #36120C

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