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#EE9286 Color

#EE9286 is rgb(238, 146, 134) in RGB, hsl(7, 75%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 39%, 44%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Salmon Rose (#E7968B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE9286
HEX#EE9286
RGBrgb(238, 146, 134)
HSLhsl(7, 75%, 73%)
HSVhsv(7, 44%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 39%, 44%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.114 28)
LABlab(70.23% 34.69 21.91)
LCHlch(70.23% 41.03 32.28)

What #EE9286 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 #EE9286, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Salmon Rose#E7968BΔE 5.14Light Salmon Pink#FF9999ΔE 7.51Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 7.73Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 7.99Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 8.08New York Pink#D7837FΔE 8.42

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

#EE9286 Channel Values

How #EE9286 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 238 · G 146 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 7° · S 75% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 7° · S 44% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 39% · Y 44% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.31:1 vs white · 9.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE9286 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 text9.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EE9286 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EE9286

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE9286; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EE9286
Complementary
#87E2EE
Analogous
#EE87AE
Analogous
#EEC687
Triadic
#87EE93
Triadic
#9387EE
Split comp.
#87EEC6
Split comp.
#87AEEE

Tints & Shades of #EE9286

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

#F0A398
#F2AFA6
#F5BFB8
#F7CBC5
#F9DBD7
#FBE7E4

Shades

#E76A5A
#E1422D
#C02F1B
#982516
#6B1A0F
#3E0F09

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EE9286.

How #EE9286 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#EE9286
Protanopia#A7A785
Protanomaly#C79F86
Deuteranopia#B7B782
Deuteranomaly#CFAA84
Tritanopia#EF9191
Tritanomaly#EE918C
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE9286 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee9286: #EE9286;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE9286;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee9286': '#EE9286' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.573, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_ee9286">#EE9286</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE9286"

More Red Colors

#EE9286 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#EE9286 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE9286?

#EE9286 is a light red — rgb(238, 146, 134) in RGB and hsl(7, 75%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Salmon Rose (#E7968B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.14.

What is the RGB value of #EE9286?

#EE9286 is rgb(238, 146, 134) — red 238, green 146, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE9286?

#EE9286 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 39%, 44%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE9286 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE9286 scores 2.31:1 against white and 9.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE9286 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE9286 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 8.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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