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#EAA095 Color

#EAA095 is rgb(234, 160, 149) in RGB, hsl(8, 67%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 36%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Salmon Rose (#E7968B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAA095
HEX#EAA095
RGBrgb(234, 160, 149)
HSLhsl(8, 67%, 75%)
HSVhsv(8, 36%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 36%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(77.5% 0.09 28.7)
LABlab(73.11% 27.32 17.50)
LCHlch(73.11% 32.45 32.64)

What #EAA095 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 #EAA095, 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.

#EAA095 Channel Values

How #EAA095 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 234 · G 160 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 8° · S 67% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 8° · S 36% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 36% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.11:1 vs white · 9.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAA095 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 text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EAA095

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAA095; 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 #EAA095

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 #EAA095 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#EAA095
Protanopia#B0B095
Protanomaly#CAAA95
Deuteranopia#BDBD92
Deuteranomaly#D0B293
Tritanopia#EB9F9F
Tritanomaly#EA9F9B
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EAA095 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eaa095: #EAA095;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAA095;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eaa095': '#EAA095' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.627, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_eaa095">#EAA095</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAA095"

More Red Colors

#EAA095 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EAA095 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAA095?

#EAA095 is a light red — rgb(234, 160, 149) in RGB and hsl(8, 67%, 75%) 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 4.44.

What is the RGB value of #EAA095?

#EAA095 is rgb(234, 160, 149) — red 234, green 160, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAA095?

#EAA095 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 36%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAA095 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAA095 scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAA095 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAA095 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 11.55, which is visibly different.

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