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#E69375 Color

#E69375 is rgb(230, 147, 117) in RGB, hsl(16, 69%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 49%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Salmon (#E9967A), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E69375
HEX#E69375
RGBrgb(230, 147, 117)
HSLhsl(16, 69%, 68%)
HSVhsv(16, 49%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 49%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(74.1% 0.109 40.6)
LABlab(69.18% 29.88 29.59)
LCHlch(69.18% 42.05 44.72)

What #E69375 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 #E69375, 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 orange in the library.

#E69375 Channel Values

How #E69375 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 230 · G 147 · B 1178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 69% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 49% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 49% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.39:1 vs white · 8.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E69375 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 text2.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E69375

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E69375; 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 #E69375

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.

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Shades

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How #E69375 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#E69375
Protanopia#A5A574
Protanomaly#C39E75
Deuteranopia#B4B471
Deuteranomaly#CAA872
Tritanopia#E89090
Tritanomaly#E79186
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E69375 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e69375: #E69375;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E69375;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e69375': '#E69375' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.576, blue: 0.459)
Android XML<color name="color_e69375">#E69375</color>
SVG fillfill="#E69375"

More Orange Colors

#E69375 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E69375 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E69375?

#E69375 is a light orange — rgb(230, 147, 117) in RGB and hsl(16, 69%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Salmon (#E9967A), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.62.

What is the RGB value of #E69375?

#E69375 is rgb(230, 147, 117) — red 230, green 147, and blue 117 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E69375?

#E69375 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 49%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E69375 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E69375 scores 2.39:1 against white and 8.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E69375 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E69375 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 1.62, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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