#E0856D#E0856D
#E0856D is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.118 H 35.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0856D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 133, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 65%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 51%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.6%, 51.3%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.75, 32.46, 27.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.75, 42.81, 40.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.83% 0.0958 0.0686) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.83% 0.118 35.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8910, 33.7304, 18.7694) |
| Luminance | 0.3373 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 3.37
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 4.66
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 5.91
Melon
#FF7855
ΔE00 6.70
Salmon (survey)
#FF796C
ΔE00 6.99
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 6.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0856D #6DC8E0
analogous
#E06D8E #E0856D #E0BF6D
triadic
#E0856D #6DE085 #856DE0
tetradic
#E0856D #8EE06D #6DC8E0 #BF6DE0
square
#E0856D #8EE06D #6DC8E0 #BF6DE0
split-complementary
#E0856D #6DE0BF #6D8EE0
monochromatic
#AE4125 #D55B3B #E0856D #EBAF9F #F5D9D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#E0856D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.75
#E0856D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E0856D
7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0856D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0856D | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.75 | 7.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B916B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A56C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2767F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0856d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 133, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.118 35.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eda997',
500: '#e0856d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0856d; $custom-light: #eda997; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0856d",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 133,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.522,
"s": 64.972,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70834,
"c": 0.11786,
"h": 35.6
},
"luminance": 0.33726
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0856D
secondary
#C1E0E8
accent
#A7CD19
background
#FFFAF9
surface
#FEF4F2
border
#D6CECC
text
#17100D
muted
#857F7E