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#E99C8A closest to Shrimp

#E99C8A is a light, moderately saturated red; the closest named color is Shrimp. In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 61.2% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(233, 156, 138)). Its HSL value is 11° hue, 68% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 41% yellow and 9% black. #E99C8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.59:1.

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Variations of #E99C8A

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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#E99C8A 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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#E99C8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E99C8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C0B589
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEA689
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1A589
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C0B589
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CDAD89
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FA9197
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F09890
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AFAFAF
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C0ABA7

#E99C8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.19:1 Very poor#E99C8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.59:1 Very good#E99C8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E99C8A in CSS

/* Shrimp */
.color { color: #E99C8A; }
.background { background-color: #E99C8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E99C8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(233 156 138);
color: hsl(11 68% 73%);
color: oklch(0.764 0.097 33.7);

#E99C8A FAQ

What color is #E99C8A?

#E99C8A is a light, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Shrimp. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E99C8A?

#E99C8A is rgb(233, 156, 138) in RGB, hsl(11, 68%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 33%, 41%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E99C8A?

The complementary color of #E99C8A is #8AD7E9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E99C8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #E99C8A: 9.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E99C8A a warm or cool color?

#E99C8A is a warm color.