Dark Salmon

Best set with black text. The pairing reaches 9.11:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#E9967AsRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(233, 150, 122)screen channels

HSLhsl(15, 72%, 70%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 48%, 9%)approximate process color

Tailwindred-300nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textfails AA2.31:1

Black textAAA9.11:1

Recommendation

Use black text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#4C342C

#976351

#E9967A

#F2B7A3

#F8D8CE

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#E97A95

#E9967A

#E9CE7A

Triadic

#E9967A

#7AE996

#967AE9

Complement

#E9967A

#7ACDE9

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-dark-salmon: #E9967A;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-dark-salmon);
  color: #000000;
}

Hue45°

Lightness70 L*

Chroma39.5

Luminance0.405