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#ee8979 color: In for a Penny

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8°
100%

OKLCH

73.5%
0.126
30°
  • ≈ Salmon
  • Red
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • red-400
  • Black 7%

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White text2.47:1 · Below AALc -53
Black text8.49:1 · AALc 56

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About #ee8979

#ee8979 is a bright light red color. In OKLCH it has 73.5% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 30°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.47:1 contrast and black text 8.49:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is In for a Penny (#ee8877). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-400.

More light red colors

Lighter: #ee8979 mixed with white

  1. ee8979
  2. f19586
  3. f4a193
  4. f6ada1
  5. f8b9ae
  6. fac5bb
  7. fcd0c9
  8. fddcd6
  9. fee8e4
  10. fff3f1

Darker: #ee8979 mixed with black

  1. ee8979
  2. cf7668
  3. b16458
  4. 935348
  5. 774239
  6. 5c312b
  7. 42221d
  8. 2a1410
  9. 140705
  10. 030101

Calmer: #ee8979 with less saturation

  1. ee8979
  2. e88d7e
  3. e29183
  4. db9488
  5. d5988d
  6. ce9b92
  7. c79e97
  8. c0a19b
  9. b9a4a0
  10. b1a6a4