What color is #E9967A?

#E9967A is a light, moderate orange known as Dark Salmon. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dark Salmon?

The RGB value is 233, 150, 122: 233 red, 150 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dark Salmon?

The complementary color is #7ACDE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9967A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dark Salmon color: hex code #E9967A

#E9967A rgb(233, 150, 122)

Shades of orange

Dark Salmon has the hex code #E9967A. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 58.8% green and 47.8% blue (233, 150, 122).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 72% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 48% yellow and 9% black.

This exact color is also called Kindleflame.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword darksalmon.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

Dark Salmon (#E9967A) color codes

HEX	`#E9967A`
RGB	`rgb(233, 150, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 58.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 72%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 48%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 48%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.86, 28.17, 27.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.86, 39.52, 44.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.026, 40.545, 23.705)`
Decimal	`15308410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dark Salmon, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E9967A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9967A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E9967A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9967a; }
.text { color: #e9967a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9967a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 150 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9967a, #e9ce7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E9967A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E9967A?: #E9967A is a light, moderate orange known as Dark Salmon. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dark Salmon?: The RGB value is 233, 150, 122: 233 red, 150 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dark Salmon?: The complementary color is #7ACDE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9967A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.