Information about #EB9979 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #EB9979 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(235, 153, 121) — 92.2% red, 60% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 32 / 45 / 8. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange, #EB9979 floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Salmon (#E9967A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Apricot Red (#E8917D) and Sawtooth Oak (#EC956C).

The recipe behind #EB9979 is rgb(235, 153, 121), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #EB9979 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. #EB9979 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#EB9979 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#EB9979 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#EB9979 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#EB9979 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#EB9979 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#EB9979 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #EB9979

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dark Salmon color link
Dark Salmon

#E9967A

Apricot Red color link
Apricot Red

#E8917D

Sawtooth Oak color link
Sawtooth Oak

#EC956C

Middle Red color link
Middle Red

#E58E73

Tonys Pink color link
Tonys Pink

#E79E88

Apricot Nectar color link
Apricot Nectar

#ECAA79

Aesthetic Coral color link
Aesthetic Coral

#F29388

Ibis Wing color link
Ibis Wing

#F58F84

Pastel Persimmon color link
Pastel Persimmon

#EF9967

Salmon Rose color link
Salmon Rose

#E7968B

Burning Sand color link
Burning Sand

#D99376

Meat color link
Meat

#F9906F

#EB9979 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EB9979
  • RGB235, 153, 121
  • CMYK0, 32, 45, 8
  • CSSrgb(235, 153, 121)
  • HSL17°, 74%, 70%
  • HSL Precise16.842°, 74.026%, 69.804%
  • HSV17°, 49%, 92%
  • HSB17°, 49%, 92%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.922
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.922, 0.600, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.922, 0.600, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.922, 0.600, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEB9979
  • DECIMAL ID15440249
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited2 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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