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#E5697B closest to Old Heart

#E5697B is a medium, vivid red; the closest named color is Old Heart. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 41.2% green and 48.2% blue (rgb(229, 105, 123)). Its HSL value is 351° hue, 70% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 46% yellow and 10% black. #E5697B is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.64:1.

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Variations of #E5697B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#E5697B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#E5697B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E5697B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 69% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A39A78
  • Protanopia 66% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #83817B
  • Protanomaly 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A67E7A
  • Deuteranopia 69% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A39A78
  • Deuteranomaly 79% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B98B79
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F85970
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ED6376
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #919191
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AB888C

#E5697B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.16:1 Poor#E5697B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.64:1 Good#E5697B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E5697B in CSS

/* Old Heart */
.color { color: #E5697B; }
.background { background-color: #E5697B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E5697B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(229 105 123);
color: hsl(351 70% 65%);
color: oklch(0.675 0.154 13.2);

#E5697B FAQ

What color is #E5697B?

#E5697B is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Old Heart. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E5697B?

#E5697B is rgb(229, 105, 123) in RGB, hsl(351, 70%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 54%, 46%, 10%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E5697B?

The complementary color of #E5697B is #69E5D3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E5697B?

Black text has the best contrast on #E5697B: 6.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E5697B a warm or cool color?

#E5697B is a warm color.