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#e69488 color: Salmon Salt

#e69488 is rgb(230, 148, 136) in RGB and oklch(74.667% 0.1015 28.765) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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8°
100%

74.7%
0.102
29°
  • Red
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Salmon
  • red-300
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.34:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.96:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #e69488

#e69488 is a soft light red color. In OKLCH it has 74.7% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 29°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.34:1 contrast and black text 8.96:1, 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: #e69488 mixed with white

  1. e69488
  2. e99f94
  3. eda99f
  4. f0b4ab
  5. f3bfb7
  6. f5cac3
  7. f8d4ce
  8. fadfda
  9. fceae7
  10. fdf4f3

Darker: #e69488 mixed with black

  1. e69488
  2. c88075
  3. ab6d63
  4. 8e5a52
  5. 734841
  6. 593631
  7. 402622
  8. 281613
  9. 130806
  10. 030101

Calmer: #e69488 with less saturation

  1. e69488
  2. e1978c
  3. dc9a90
  4. d69c93
  5. d19f97
  6. cba19b
  7. c5a49e
  8. c0a6a2
  9. b9a8a6
  10. b3aba9

Questions about #e69488

What color is #e69488?

#e69488 is soft light red. The closest named color is Salmon Salt. In RGB it is rgb(230, 148, 136), in HSL hsl(7.66, 65.28%, 71.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.667% 0.1015 28.765).

What colors go well with #e69488?

The complementary color of #e69488 is #51bfcf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e292ac and #dd9d6a. The triadic partners are #7ebf89 and #92aaee.

Is white or black text more readable on #e69488?

Black text reads better on #e69488: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and black gives 8.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e69488 a warm or cool color?

#e69488 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 29 degrees, its lightness 74.7% and its chroma 0.102.