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#e16469 color: Lovely Little Rosy

#e16469 is rgb(225, 100, 105) in RGB and oklch(65.837% 0.15629 19.971) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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358°
100%

65.8%
0.156
20°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Terracotta
  • red-400
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.37:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.23:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #e16469

#e16469 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 65.8% lightness, 0.156 chroma and a hue of 20°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.37:1 contrast and black text 6.23:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lovely Little Rosy (#e35f66). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-400.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #e16469 mixed with white

  1. e16469
  2. e67577
  3. eb8586
  4. ef9594
  5. f3a4a3
  6. f6b3b2
  7. f9c2c1
  8. fbd2d0
  9. fde1e0
  10. fef0ef

Darker: #e16469 mixed with black

  1. e16469
  2. c4565a
  3. a7484c
  4. 8b3b3e
  5. 702e31
  6. 562224
  7. 3e1618
  8. 270b0c
  9. 120304
  10. 020000

Calmer: #e16469 with less saturation

  1. e16469
  2. da6a6d
  3. d37072
  4. cc7576
  5. c57a7a
  6. bd7e7e
  7. b58382
  8. ad8786
  9. a48b8a
  10. 9b8e8e

Questions about #e16469

What color is #e16469?

#e16469 is soft red. The closest named color is Lovely Little Rosy. In RGB it is rgb(225, 100, 105), in HSL hsl(357.6, 67.57%, 63.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.837% 0.15629 19.971).

What colors go well with #e16469?

The complementary color of #e16469 is #00a9b1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d6649f and #db7028. The triadic partners are #58a845 and #5690f0.

Is white or black text more readable on #e16469?

White text reads better on #e16469: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and black gives 6.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e16469 a warm or cool color?

#e16469 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 20 degrees, its lightness 65.8% and its chroma 0.156.