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#ea8172 color: Melondrama

#ea8172 is rgb(234, 129, 114) in RGB and oklch(71.549% 0.13197 29.26) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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7°
100%

71.5%
0.132
29°
  • Red
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Salmon
  • red-400
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.66:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.88:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #ea8172

#ea8172 is a bright light red color. In OKLCH it has 71.5% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 29°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.66:1 contrast and black text 7.88:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Melondrama (#ee8170). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-400.

More light red colors

Lighter: #ea8172 mixed with white

  1. ea8172
  2. ee8e80
  3. f19b8e
  4. f4a89c
  5. f6b4a9
  6. f9c1b7
  7. fbcdc6
  8. fcdad4
  9. fee6e2
  10. fef3f0

Darker: #ea8172 mixed with black

  1. ea8172
  2. cb6f62
  3. ae5e53
  4. 914e44
  5. 753e36
  6. 5a2e28
  7. 411f1b
  8. 29120e
  9. 130604
  10. 030101

Calmer: #ea8172 with less saturation

  1. ea8172
  2. e48577
  3. dd897c
  4. d78d82
  5. d09187
  6. c9948b
  7. c29790
  8. bb9a95
  9. b39d9a
  10. aba09e

Questions about #ea8172

What color is #ea8172?

#ea8172 is bright light red. The closest named color is Melondrama. In RGB it is rgb(234, 129, 114), in HSL hsl(7.5, 74.07%, 68.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.549% 0.13197 29.26).

What colors go well with #ea8172?

The complementary color of #ea8172 is #00b9d0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e57ea1 and #df8d45. The triadic partners are #61ba75 and #829ef6.

Is white or black text more readable on #ea8172?

Black text reads better on #ea8172: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and black gives 7.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ea8172 a warm or cool color?

#ea8172 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 29 degrees, its lightness 71.5% and its chroma 0.132.