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#e8959e color: Franken Berry

#e8959e is rgb(232, 149, 158) in RGB and oklch(75.605% 0.10057 12.678) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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353°
100%

75.6%
0.101
13°
  • Pink
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Salmon
  • red-300
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.28:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.22:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #e8959e

#e8959e is a soft light pink color. In OKLCH it has 75.6% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 13°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.28:1 contrast and black text 9.22:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Franken Berry (#e5989c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-300.

More light pink colors

Lighter: #e8959e mixed with white

  1. e8959e
  2. eba0a7
  3. eeaab1
  4. f1b5ba
  5. f4bfc4
  6. f6cace
  7. f8d5d7
  8. fadfe1
  9. fceaeb
  10. fef4f5

Darker: #e8959e mixed with black

  1. e8959e
  2. ca8189
  3. ac6d74
  4. 905a60
  5. 74484d
  6. 59373a
  7. 402629
  8. 291618
  9. 130809
  10. 030101

Calmer: #e8959e with less saturation

  1. e8959e
  2. e398a0
  3. de9ba2
  4. d99ea3
  5. d3a1a5
  6. cea3a7
  7. c8a6a9
  8. c2a8aa
  9. bcabac
  10. b6adae

Questions about #e8959e

What color is #e8959e?

#e8959e is soft light pink. The closest named color is Franken Berry. In RGB it is rgb(232, 149, 158), in HSL hsl(353.49, 64.34%, 74.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.605% 0.10057 12.678).

What colors go well with #e8959e?

The complementary color of #e8959e is #56c4c1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #dd96c1 and #e69b7c. The triadic partners are #97be7b and #81b4ee.

Is white or black text more readable on #e8959e?

Black text reads better on #e8959e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and black gives 9.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e8959e a warm or cool color?

#e8959e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 13 degrees, its lightness 75.6% and its chroma 0.101.