#DE8A7D#DE8A7D
#DE8A7D is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.105 H 29.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE8A7D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 138, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 60%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 44%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.8%, 43.7%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.90, 30.58, 20.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.90, 36.82, 33.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.76% 0.0918 0.0518) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.76% 0.105 29.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9166, 35.1908, 23.9303) |
| Luminance | 0.3519 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 5.67
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 5.70
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 5.72
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 6.02
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 6.51
Brownish Pink
#C27E79
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE8A7D #7DD1DE
analogous
#DE7DA0 #DE8A7D #DEBA7D
triadic
#DE8A7D #7DDE8A #8A7DDE
tetradic
#DE8A7D #A0DE7D #7DD1DE #BA7DDE
square
#DE8A7D #A0DE7D #7DD1DE #BA7DDE
split-complementary
#DE8A7D #7DDEBA #7DA0DE
monochromatic
#B33F2D #D25E4C #DE8A7D #EAB6AE #F7E2DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#DE8A7D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.04
#DE8A7D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DE8A7D
8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE8A7D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE8A7D | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.04 | 8.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D967C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A77C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF7E87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de8a7d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 138, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.105 29.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebada2',
500: '#de8a7d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de8a7d; $custom-light: #ebada2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de8a7d",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 138,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.041,
"s": 59.509,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7176,
"c": 0.10539,
"h": 29.4
},
"luminance": 0.35187
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE8A7D
secondary
#CDE6EA
accent
#B1C71E
background
#FEFAFA
surface
#FDF4F3
border
#D5CECD
text
#17100F
muted
#857F7F