Skip to the color picker

#e27969 color: Burnt Coral

#e27969 is rgb(226, 121, 105) in RGB and oklch(69.067% 0.1334 29.915) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

8°
100%

69.1%
0.133
30°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Terracotta
  • red-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.93:1Hard to read
Lc -61
Black text
7.17:1Readable · AA
Lc 49

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #e27969

#e27969 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 69.1% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 30°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.93:1 contrast and black text 7.17:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Burnt Coral (#e57568). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-400.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #e27969 mixed with white

  1. e27969
  2. e68778
  3. eb9586
  4. eea295
  5. f2afa4
  6. f5bdb3
  7. f8cac2
  8. fad7d1
  9. fce4e0
  10. fef2f0

Darker: #e27969 mixed with black

  1. e27969
  2. c4685a
  3. a8584c
  4. 8c483e
  5. 713931
  6. 572b24
  7. 3e1d18
  8. 27100c
  9. 120504
  10. 030100

Calmer: #e27969 with less saturation

  1. e27969
  2. dc7d6e
  3. d58174
  4. cf8579
  5. c8897e
  6. c28c83
  7. ba9088
  8. b3938d
  9. ac9692
  10. a49997

Questions about #e27969

What color is #e27969?

#e27969 is soft red. The closest named color is Burnt Coral. In RGB it is rgb(226, 121, 105), in HSL hsl(7.93, 67.6%, 64.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.067% 0.1334 29.915).

What colors go well with #e27969?

The complementary color of #e27969 is #00b1c9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #dd7698 and #d7853b. The triadic partners are #57b26e and #7b96ee.

Is white or black text more readable on #e27969?

Black text reads better on #e27969: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and black gives 7.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e27969 a warm or cool color?

#e27969 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 30 degrees, its lightness 69.1% and its chroma 0.133.