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#ee9a85 color: Whimsy

#ee9a85 is rgb(238, 154, 133) in RGB and oklch(76.568% 0.10598 34.734) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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12°
100%

76.6%
0.106
35°
  • Pink
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Salmon
  • red-300
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.19:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.60:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #ee9a85

#ee9a85 is a bright light pink color. In OKLCH it has 76.6% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 35°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.19:1 contrast and black text 9.6:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Whimsy (#ed9987). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-300.

More light pink colors

Lighter: #ee9a85 mixed with white

  1. ee9a85
  2. f1a491
  3. f3ae9d
  4. f5b9a9
  5. f7c3b5
  6. f9cdc1
  7. fbd7ce
  8. fce1da
  9. fdebe6
  10. fef5f3

Darker: #ee9a85 mixed with black

  1. ee9a85
  2. cf8573
  3. b17161
  4. 935e50
  5. 774b40
  6. 5c3930
  7. 422721
  8. 2a1713
  9. 140906
  10. 030101

Calmer: #ee9a85 with less saturation

  1. ee9a85
  2. e99d8a
  3. e3a08f
  4. dea293
  5. d8a598
  6. d2a79d
  7. ccaaa1
  8. c6aca6
  9. c0aeaa
  10. b9b1ae

Questions about #ee9a85

What color is #ee9a85?

#ee9a85 is bright light pink. The closest named color is Whimsy. In RGB it is rgb(238, 154, 133), in HSL hsl(12, 75.54%, 72.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.568% 0.10598 34.734).

What colors go well with #ee9a85?

The complementary color of #ee9a85 is #55c4dd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ec96aa and #e2a468. The triadic partners are #79c795 and #9faef6.

Is white or black text more readable on #ee9a85?

Black text reads better on #ee9a85: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and black gives 9.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ee9a85 a warm or cool color?

#ee9a85 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 35 degrees, its lightness 76.6% and its chroma 0.106.