HEX atlas value

#E59480

#E59480 is a warm red HEX color close to Dark Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 229, 148, 128, HSL 12, 66%, 70%, has luminance 0.394, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#E59480 Sample readable text

HEX #E59480

RGB rgb(229, 148, 128)

HSL hsl(12 66% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 35, 44, 10)

Luminance 0.394

Contrast Black 8.88:1White 2.36:1

CSS

--color-e59480: #E59480;
.background-e59480 { background-color: #E59480; }
.text-e59480 { color: #E59480; }

Luminance0.394

Black text8.88:1AA Pass

White text2.36:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#E59480","rgb":[229,148,128],"hsl":[12,66,70],"cmyk":[0,35,44,10],"luminance":0.394,"contrast":{"black":8.88,"white":2.36}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.88,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.36,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F5D4CC","hex":"#F5D4CC","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.17,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E5C780","hex":"#E5C780","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.81,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#80D1E5","hex":"#80D1E5","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.17,"contrastWhite":1.73,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.56,"contrastWhite":1.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.13,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Dark Salmon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e59480.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-coral.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#80D1E5","analogous":["#E5809E","#E5C780"],"triadic":["#80E594","#9480E5"],"tetradic":["#9EE580","#80D1E5","#C780E5"],"splitComplementary":["#80E5C7","#809EE5"],"monochromatic":["#F5D4CC","#E59480","#D55434"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5D4CC","dark":"#D55434","saturated":"#F68A6F","desaturated":"#D49E91","pastel":"#F9EEEC","neon":"#FFA58F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":7.483314773547883},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":11.357816691600547},{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":22.825424421026653},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":29.257477676655586},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":32.202484376209235}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E59480

#E59480 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #E59480 is visually closest to Dark Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #E9967A.

The RGB channels are 229, 148, and 128, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 12deg with 66% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.394, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.48, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.88:1AA Pass

White text2.36:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E59480 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.88:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.36:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F5D4CC#000000 text · best 15.17:1#F5D4CC

#E5C780#000000 text · best 12.81:1#E5C780

#80D1E5#000000 text · best 12.17:1#80D1E5

Light Salmon#000000 text · best 10.56:1#FFA07A

Salmon Rose#000000 text · best 9.13:1#E7968B

Generated Palette

#E59480#E59480

#80D1E5#80D1E5

#E5809E#E5809E

#E5C780#E5C780

#F5D4CC#F5D4CC

#D55434#D55434

Color Harmonies

#80D1E5#80D1E5

#E5809E#E5809E

#E5C780#E5C780

#80E594#80E594

#9480E5#9480E5

Variants

#F5D4CC#F5D4CC

#D55434#D55434

#F68A6F#F68A6F

#D49E91#D49E91

#F9EEEC#F9EEEC

#FFA58F#FFA58F

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Light Coral#F08080

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Salmon#FA8072

#E59480

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E59480

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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