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#e68166 color: Brewed Mustard

#e68166 is rgb(230, 129, 102) in RGB and oklch(70.811% 0.13099 35.879) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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13°
100%

70.8%
0.131
36°
  • Red
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Terracotta
  • red-400
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.73:1Hard to read
Lc -58
Black text
7.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #e68166

#e68166 is a soft light red color. In OKLCH it has 70.8% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 36°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.73:1 contrast and black text 7.7:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Brewed Mustard (#e68364). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-400.

More light red colors

Lighter: #e68166 mixed with white

  1. e68166
  2. ea8e75
  3. ed9b84
  4. f1a894
  5. f4b4a3
  6. f6c1b2
  7. f9cdc1
  8. fbdad0
  9. fde6e0
  10. fef3ef

Darker: #e68166 mixed with black

  1. e68166
  2. c86f58
  3. ab5e4a
  4. 8e4e3c
  5. 733e2f
  6. 592e23
  7. 401f17
  8. 28120c
  9. 130604
  10. 030100

Calmer: #e68166 with less saturation

  1. e68166
  2. e0856d
  3. da8973
  4. d38c79
  5. cd907f
  6. c69385
  7. bf968b
  8. b89990
  9. b09c96
  10. a99e9b

Questions about #e68166

What color is #e68166?

#e68166 is soft light red. The closest named color is Brewed Mustard. In RGB it is rgb(230, 129, 102), in HSL hsl(12.66, 71.91%, 65.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.811% 0.13099 35.879).

What colors go well with #e68166?

The complementary color of #e68166 is #00b4d5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e47c95 and #d88f3c. The triadic partners are #50b97e and #8b99f2.

Is white or black text more readable on #e68166?

Black text reads better on #e68166: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and black gives 7.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e68166 a warm or cool color?

#e68166 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 36 degrees, its lightness 70.8% and its chroma 0.131.