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#E39887 Color

#E39887 is rgb(227, 152, 135) in RGB, hsl(11, 62%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 41%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Salmon Rose (#E7968B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E39887
HEX#E39887
RGBrgb(227, 152, 135)
HSLhsl(11, 62%, 71%)
HSVhsv(11, 41%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 41%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(75% 0.094 33.3)
LABlab(70.22% 27.49 21.08)
LCHlch(70.22% 34.64 37.48)

What #E39887 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 #E39887, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#E39887 Channel Values

How #E39887 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 227 · G 152 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 11° · S 62% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 11° · S 41% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 41% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.31:1 vs white · 9.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E39887 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 text2.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E39887

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E39887; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #E39887

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E39887.

How #E39887 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#E39887
Protanopia#A8A886
Protanomaly#C2A287
Deuteranopia#B5B584
Deuteranomaly#C9AA85
Tritanopia#E49696
Tritanomaly#E49790
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E39887 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e39887: #E39887;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E39887;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e39887': '#E39887' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.890, green: 0.596, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_e39887">#E39887</color>
SVG fillfill="#E39887"

More Red Colors

#E39887 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E39887 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E39887?

#E39887 is a light red — rgb(227, 152, 135) in RGB and hsl(11, 62%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Salmon Rose (#E7968B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.49.

What is the RGB value of #E39887?

#E39887 is rgb(227, 152, 135) — red 227, green 152, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E39887?

#E39887 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 41%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E39887 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E39887 scores 2.31:1 against white and 9.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E39887 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E39887 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 7.71, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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