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#e59486 color: Salmon Salt

#e59486 is rgb(229, 148, 134) in RGB and oklch(74.506% 0.10086 30.319) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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9°
100%

74.5%
0.101
30°
  • Red
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Salmon
  • red-300
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.36:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #e59486

#e59486 is a soft light red color. In OKLCH it has 74.5% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 30°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.36:1 contrast and black text 8.91:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Salmon Salt (#e7968b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-300.

More light red colors

Lighter: #e59486 mixed with white

  1. e59486
  2. e99f92
  3. eca99e
  4. efb4aa
  5. f2bfb5
  6. f5c9c2
  7. f7d4ce
  8. f9dfda
  9. fbeae6
  10. fdf4f3

Darker: #e59486 mixed with black

  1. e59486
  2. c78074
  3. aa6d62
  4. 8e5a51
  5. 724840
  6. 583630
  7. 3f2621
  8. 281613
  9. 120806
  10. 030101

Calmer: #e59486 with less saturation

  1. e59486
  2. e0978a
  3. db9a8e
  4. d59c92
  5. d09f96
  6. caa19a
  7. c5a49d
  8. bfa6a1
  9. b9a8a5
  10. b3aaa9

Questions about #e59486

What color is #e59486?

#e59486 is soft light red. The closest named color is Salmon Salt. In RGB it is rgb(229, 148, 134), in HSL hsl(8.84, 64.63%, 71.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.506% 0.10086 30.319).

What colors go well with #e59486?

The complementary color of #e59486 is #52bed0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e191a9 and #db9d69. The triadic partners are #7cbf8b and #94a9ed.

Is white or black text more readable on #e59486?

Black text reads better on #e59486: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and black gives 8.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e59486 a warm or cool color?

#e59486 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 30 degrees, its lightness 74.5% and its chroma 0.101.