What color is #E8957A?

#E8957A is a light, moderate red known as Dark Salmon Injustice. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dark Salmon Injustice?

The RGB value is 232, 149, 122: 232 red, 149 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dark Salmon Injustice?

The complementary color is #7ACDE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8957A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dark Salmon Injustice color: hex code #E8957A

#E8957A rgb(232, 149, 122)

Shades of orange

Dark Salmon Injustice has the hex code #E8957A. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 58.4% green and 47.8% blue (232, 149, 122).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 71% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 47% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

Dark Salmon Injustice (#E8957A) color codes

HEX	`#E8957A`
RGB	`rgb(232, 149, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 58.4%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 71%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 47%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 47%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.51, 28.31, 27.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.51, 39.29, 43.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.542, 40.06, 23.637)`
Decimal	`15242618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dark Salmon Injustice, 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 #E8957A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8957A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #E8957A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8957a; }
.text { color: #e8957a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8957a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 149 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8957a, #e8cc7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E8957A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E8957A?: #E8957A is a light, moderate red known as Dark Salmon Injustice. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dark Salmon Injustice?: The RGB value is 232, 149, 122: 232 red, 149 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dark Salmon Injustice?: The complementary color is #7ACDE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8957A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.