Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#E59680

#E59680 is a warm red HEX color close to Dark Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 229, 150, 128, HSL 13, 66%, 70%, has luminance 0.4003, and belongs to the balanced group.

redwarmbalanced
#E59680 Sample readable text
HEX #E59680
RGB rgb(229, 150, 128)
HSL hsl(13 66% 70%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 34, 44, 10)
Luminance 0.4003
Contrast Black 9.01:1White 2.33:1

CSS

--color-e59680: #E59680;
.background-e59680 { background-color: #E59680; }
.text-e59680 { color: #E59680; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4003
Black text9.01:1AA Pass
White text2.33:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#E59680","rgb":[229,150,128],"hsl":[13,66,70],"cmyk":[0,34,44,10],"luminance":0.4003,"contrast":{"black":9.01,"white":2.33}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.01,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.33,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#F5D5CC","hex":"#F5D5CC","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.27,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E5C880","hex":"#E5C880","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.91,"contrastWhite":1.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#80CFE5","hex":"#80CFE5","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.97,"contrastWhite":1.75,"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":"#D49F91","hex":"#D49F91","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.17,"contrastWhite":2.29,"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/e59680.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":"#80CFE5","analogous":["#E5809D","#E5C880"],"triadic":["#80E596","#9680E5"],"tetradic":["#9DE580","#80CFE5","#C880E5"],"splitComplementary":["#80E5C8","#809DE5"],"monochromatic":["#F5D5CC","#E59680","#D55734"]}
Variants
{"light":"#F5D5CC","dark":"#D55734","saturated":"#F68C6F","desaturated":"#D49F91","pastel":"#F9EFEC","neon":"#FFA78F"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":7.211102550927978},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":11.180339887498949},{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":24.596747752497688},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":28.495613697550013},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":33.481338085566414}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #E59680

#E59680 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #E59680 is visually closest to Dark Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #E9967A.

The RGB channels are 229, 150, and 128, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 13deg 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 0.4003, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.21, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.01:1AA Pass
White text2.33:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E59680 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.01:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF2.33:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F5D5CC#000000 text · best 15.27:1#F5D5CC
#E5C880#000000 text · best 12.91:1#E5C880
#80CFE5#000000 text · best 11.97:1#80CFE5
Light Salmon#000000 text · best 10.56:1#FFA07A
#D49F91#000000 text · best 9.17:1#D49F91

Generated Palette

#E59680#E59680
#80CFE5#80CFE5
#E5809D#E5809D
#E5C880#E5C880
#F5D5CC#F5D5CC
#D55734#D55734

Color Harmonies

#80CFE5#80CFE5
#E5809D#E5809D
#E5C880#E5C880
#80E596#80E596
#9680E5#9680E5

Variants

#F5D5CC#F5D5CC
#D55734#D55734
#F68C6F#F68C6F
#D49F91#D49F91
#F9EFEC#F9EFEC
#FFA78F#FFA78F

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Salmon#E9967A
Salmon Rose#E7968B
Light Coral#F08080
Light Salmon#FFA07A
Salmon#FA8072

Related HEX Guides

Dark Salmon colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #E9967A.Salmon Rose colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #E7968B.Light Coral colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #F08080.Red color familyBrowse named red colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors in the balanced group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#E59680 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.