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#e89284 color: Apricot Red

#e89284 is rgb(232, 146, 132) in RGB and oklch(74.471% 0.10703 29.833) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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8°
100%

74.5%
0.107
30°
  • Red
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Salmon
  • red-300
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.37:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.88:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #e89284

#e89284 is a soft light red color. In OKLCH it has 74.5% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 30°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.37:1 contrast and black text 8.88:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Apricot Red (#e8917d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-300.

More light red colors

Lighter: #e89284 mixed with white

  1. e89284
  2. eb9d90
  3. eea89c
  4. f1b3a8
  5. f4beb4
  6. f6c9c1
  7. f9d3cd
  8. fbded9
  9. fce9e6
  10. fef4f2

Darker: #e89284 mixed with black

  1. e89284
  2. ca7e72
  3. ac6b60
  4. 90584f
  5. 74463f
  6. 59352f
  7. 402520
  8. 291612
  9. 130806
  10. 030101

Calmer: #e89284 with less saturation

  1. e89284
  2. e39588
  3. dd988c
  4. d89b90
  5. d29e95
  6. cca099
  7. c6a39d
  8. c0a5a0
  9. b9a8a4
  10. b3aaa8

Questions about #e89284

What color is #e89284?

#e89284 is soft light red. The closest named color is Apricot Red. In RGB it is rgb(232, 146, 132), in HSL hsl(8.4, 68.49%, 71.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.471% 0.10703 29.833).

What colors go well with #e89284?

The complementary color of #e89284 is #48bfd1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e48faa and #de9c64. The triadic partners are #79bf88 and #92a9f0.

Is white or black text more readable on #e89284?

Black text reads better on #e89284: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and black gives 8.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e89284 a warm or cool color?

#e89284 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 30 degrees, its lightness 74.5% and its chroma 0.107.