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#E9727F

#e9727f ≈ Light Coral

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e9727f 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 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 51.07% magenta, 45.49% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 353.45°, 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 7.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Coral (#f08080), ΔE 4.78.

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Relative luminance0.3089

Complementary

  1. #e9727f
  2. #72e9dc

Split complementary

  1. #e9727f
  2. #72e9a1
  3. #72bae9

Analogous

  1. #e972ba
  2. #e9727f
  3. #e9a172

Triadic

  1. #e9727f
  2. #7fe972
  3. #727fe9

Tetradic

  1. #e9727f
  2. #e9dc72
  3. #72e9dc
  4. #727fe9

Square

  1. #e9727f
  2. #bae972
  3. #72e9dc
  4. #a172e9

Monochromatic

  1. #a81a2a
  2. #df3043
  3. #e9727f
  4. #f3b4bb
  5. #fcedef

Shades

#e9727f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9727f
  2. #d26772
  3. #ba5b66
  4. #a35059
  5. #8c444c
  6. #753940
  7. #5d2e33
  8. #462226
  9. #2f1719
  10. #170b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9727f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9727f
  2. #eb808c
  3. #ed8e99
  4. #f09ca5
  5. #f2aab2
  6. #f4b9bf
  7. #f6c7cc
  8. #f8d5d9
  9. #fbe3e5
  10. #fdf1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9727f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9727f
  2. #df737f
  3. #d4757f
  4. #ca767f
  5. #bf787f
  6. #b57980
  7. #aa7a80
  8. #a07c80
  9. #957d80
  10. #8b7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bd8a8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b887f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9a07c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc6377 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8807f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6907d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5697a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e9727f {
  color: #e9727f;
}
Background
.bg-e9727f {
  background-color: #e9727f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9727f {
  border: 2px solid #e9727f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9727f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 114 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 73% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9727f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9727f, #e9a172);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9727f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 114 127 / 0.35);
}

#f08080 Light Coral ΔE 4.78 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 7.75 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 7.90 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 8.06 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 8.66 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.79 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 8.91 #168d80 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Light Coral
#e9727f  rgb(233, 114, 127)  hsl(353, 73%, 68%)  Light Coral
#72e9dc  rgb(114, 233, 220)  hsl(173, 73%, 68%)  Turquoise
#7fe972  rgb(127, 233, 114)  hsl(113, 73%, 68%)  Pastel Green
#727fe9  rgb(114, 127, 233)  hsl(233, 73%, 68%)  Glaucous