#E87C6F

A light, vivid red closely aligning with Salmon.

About #E87C6F

When working with digital screens, the color #E87C6F is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Salmon. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 232, 124, and 111.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 47% M, 52% Y, and 9% K. The HSL representation is 6.4° hue, 72.5% saturation, and 67.3% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E87C6F
RGB232, 124, 111
HSL6.4°, 72.5%, 67.3%
CMYK0%, 47%, 52%, 9%
HSV6.4°, 52.2%, 91.0%
LAB63.9, 40.4, 25.9
XYZ43.4, 32.7, 19.1
Decimal15236207

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.78:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.54:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.66:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.41:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E87C6F; }
.text-color { color: #E87C6F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E87C6F; }

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