ColorTool
Log in
#EC7971

#ec7971 ≈ Salmon

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#ec7971 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 47.45% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.73% magenta, 52.12% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 3.9°, with 76.4% saturation and 68.43% 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 7.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Salmon (#fa8072), ΔE 3.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#ff6666
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.327

Complementary

  1. #ec7971
  2. #71e4ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec7971
  2. #71ecb6
  3. #71a7ec

Analogous

  1. #ec71a7
  2. #ec7971
  3. #ecb671

Triadic

  1. #ec7971
  2. #71ec79
  3. #7971ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec7971
  2. #e4ec71
  3. #71e4ec
  4. #7971ec

Square

  1. #ec7971
  2. #a7ec71
  3. #71e4ec
  4. #b671ec

Monochromatic

  1. #ad2117
  2. #e3392e
  3. #ec7971
  4. #f5b9b4
  5. #fdeeed

Shades

#ec7971 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec7971
  2. #d46d66
  3. #bd615a
  4. #a5554f
  5. #8e4944
  6. #763d39
  7. #5e302d
  8. #472422
  9. #2f1817
  10. #180c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec7971 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec7971
  2. #ee867f
  3. #f0948d
  4. #f2a19c
  5. #f4afaa
  6. #f6bcb8
  7. #f7c9c6
  8. #f9d7d4
  9. #fbe4e3
  10. #fdf2f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec7971 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec7971
  2. #e17a73
  3. #d67a74
  4. #cc7b76
  5. #c17c77
  6. #b67d79
  7. #ab7d7a
  8. #a07e7c
  9. #967f7d
  10. #8b7f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c18f8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #948c70 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0a46f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff6778 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #be8570 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cb9570 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f86f75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-ec7971 {
  color: #ec7971;
}
Background
.bg-ec7971 {
  background-color: #ec7971;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec7971 {
  border: 2px solid #ec7971;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec7971;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 121 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 76% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec7971 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec7971, #ecb671);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec7971 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 121 113 / 0.35);
}

#fa8072 Salmon ΔE 3.38 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 3.43 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 4.45 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 4.92 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 5.57 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 8.44 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 8.57 #13868e Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Salmon
#ec7971  rgb(236, 121, 113)  hsl(4, 76%, 68%)  Salmon
#71e4ec  rgb(113, 228, 236)  hsl(184, 76%, 68%)  Electric Blue
#71ec79  rgb(113, 236, 121)  hsl(124, 76%, 68%)  Pastel Green
#7971ec  rgb(121, 113, 236)  hsl(244, 76%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue