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#E9A6A6 Dusty Rose

The nearest named color to #E9A6A6 is Dusty Rose (#DCAE96).

#E9A6A6

Dusty Rose

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #E9A6A6?

HEX
#E9A6A6
RGB
rgb(233, 166, 166)
HSL
hsl(0, 60%, 78%)
OKLCH
oklch(78.9% 0.080 19)
CMYK
0, 29, 29, 9

#E9A6A6 has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 against white and 10.47:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #E9A6A6
#E9A6A6
Same color
White
2.0Fail
Near-black
8.7AAA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #E9A6A6 · 8.7:1

Tints and shades of #E9A6A6

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #FFF1F1
  2. #FFC4C4
  3. #E9A6A6
  4. #C58585
  5. #A66869
  6. #874D4E
  7. #6A3234
  8. #4D191C
  9. #320007

Colors that go with #E9A6A6

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Dusty Rose, #E9A6A6 and Flamingo, #E185B3 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

Export

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:root {
  --dusty-rose-1: #E9A6A6; /* Dusty Rose */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #E9A6A6

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (34)

Gradients (5)

Mesh gradients (7)