#DE9EAD#DE9EAD
#DE9EAD is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.078 H 3.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE9EAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 158, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 49%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 29%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.8%, 22.1%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.56, 25.94, 1.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.56, 26.00, 3.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.48% 0.0782 0.005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.48% 0.078 3.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.8946, 43.0031, 45.1994) |
| Luminance | 0.4300 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 0.29
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 3.69
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 4.98
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 5.88
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 5.89
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE9EAD #9EDECF
analogous
#DE9ECD #DE9EAD #DEAF9E
triadic
#DE9EAD #ADDE9E #9EADDE
tetradic
#DE9EAD #CDDE9E #9EDECF #AF9EDE
square
#DE9EAD #CDDE9E #9EDECF #AF9EDE
split-complementary
#DE9EAD #9EDEAF #9ECDDE
monochromatic
#BF4360 #CE7086 #DE9EAD #EECCD4 #F7E8EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#DE9EAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.60
#DE9EAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DE9EAD
9.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE9EAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE9EAD | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.60 | 9.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A8AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6B4AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E99AA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de9ead; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 158, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.078 3.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9bbc5',
500: '#de9ead',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de9ead; $custom-light: #e9bbc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de9ead",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 158,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.938,
"s": 49.231,
"l": 74.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76477,
"c": 0.0784,
"h": 3.7
},
"luminance": 0.43
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE9EAD
secondary
#DDEEEA
accent
#BD9A29
background
#FEFBFC
surface
#FDF6F8
border
#D5D0D1
text
#161212
muted
#848181