#E78B79 Color

#E78B79 is rgb(231, 139, 121) in RGB and hsl(10, 70%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSalmon. Black text is most readable on this background.

#E78B79

HEX#E78B79

RGBrgb(231, 139, 121)

HSLhsl(10, 70%, 69%)

HSVhsv(10, 48%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(72.9% 0.116 31.9)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 48%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #E78B79 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.51:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.37:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E78B79 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#E78B79 Complementary#79D5E7 Analogous#E7799E Analogous#E7C279 Triadic#79E78B Triadic#8B79E7

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #E78B79, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#EA9A8A #EDA99B #F0B8AD #F4CBC2 #F7DAD4 #FAE9E5

Shades

#E06952 #D94426 #B2381F #8B2C18 #641F12 #38120A

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