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#E89882 Color

#E89882 is rgb(232, 152, 130) in RGB, hsl(13, 69%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 44%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Salmon (#E9967A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E89882
HEX#E89882
RGBrgb(232, 152, 130)
HSLhsl(13, 69%, 71%)
HSVhsv(13, 44%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 44%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.102 36.1)
LABlab(70.74% 29.06 24.62)
LCHlch(70.74% 38.09 40.28)

What #E89882 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 #E89882, 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.

#E89882 Channel Values

How #E89882 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 232 · G 152 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 13° · S 69% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 13° · S 44% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 44% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.27:1 vs white · 9.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E89882 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 text2.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E89882

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E89882; 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 #E89882

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 #E89882 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#E89882
Protanopia#A9A981
Protanomaly#C6A382
Deuteranopia#B8B87E
Deuteranomaly#CDAC80
Tritanopia#E99595
Tritanomaly#E9968E
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E89882 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e89882: #E89882;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E89882;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e89882': '#E89882' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.596, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_e89882">#E89882</color>
SVG fillfill="#E89882"

More Red Colors

#E89882 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E89882 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E89882?

#E89882 is a light red — rgb(232, 152, 130) in RGB and hsl(13, 69%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Salmon (#E9967A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.9.

What is the RGB value of #E89882?

#E89882 is rgb(232, 152, 130) — red 232, green 152, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E89882?

#E89882 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 44%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E89882 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E89882 scores 2.27:1 against white and 9.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E89882 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E89882 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 3.9, which is very hard to tell apart.

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