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#E9727D

#e9727d ≈ Light Coral

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e9727d is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 44.71% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 51.07% magenta, 46.35% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 354.45°, with 73.01% saturation and 68.04% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Coral (#f08080), ΔE 4.38.

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Relative luminance0.3084

Complementary

  1. #e9727d
  2. #72e9de

Split complementary

  1. #e9727d
  2. #72e9a2
  3. #72b9e9

Analogous

  1. #e972b9
  2. #e9727d
  3. #e9a272

Triadic

  1. #e9727d
  2. #7de972
  3. #727de9

Tetradic

  1. #e9727d
  2. #e9de72
  3. #72e9de
  4. #727de9

Square

  1. #e9727d
  2. #b9e972
  3. #72e9de
  4. #a272e9

Monochromatic

  1. #a81a27
  2. #df3040
  3. #e9727d
  4. #f3b4ba
  5. #fcedef

Shades

#e9727d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9727d
  2. #d26771
  3. #ba5b64
  4. #a35058
  5. #8c444b
  6. #75393f
  7. #5d2e32
  8. #462226
  9. #2f1719
  10. #170b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9727d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9727d
  2. #eb808a
  3. #ed8e97
  4. #f09ca4
  5. #f2aab1
  6. #f4b9be
  7. #f6c7cb
  8. #f8d5d8
  9. #fbe3e5
  10. #fdf1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9727d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9727d
  2. #df737d
  3. #d4757e
  4. #ca767e
  5. #bf787e
  6. #b5797f
  7. #aa7a7f
  8. #a07c7f
  9. #957d7f
  10. #8b7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bd8a8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b887d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9a07a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc6276 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8807d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6907b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f56979 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e9727d {
  color: #e9727d;
}
Background
.bg-e9727d {
  background-color: #e9727d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9727d {
  border: 2px solid #e9727d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9727d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 114 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 73% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9727d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9727d, #e9a272);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9727d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 114 125 / 0.35);
}

#f08080 Light Coral ΔE 4.38 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 7.95 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 8.23 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 8.33 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 8.49 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 8.66 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.75 #168d82 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Light Coral
#e9727d  rgb(233, 114, 125)  hsl(354, 73%, 68%)  Light Coral
#72e9de  rgb(114, 233, 222)  hsl(174, 73%, 68%)  Turquoise
#7de972  rgb(125, 233, 114)  hsl(114, 73%, 68%)  Pastel Green
#727de9  rgb(114, 125, 233)  hsl(234, 73%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue