#E09CA8#E09CA8
#E09CA8 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.083 H 7.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E09CA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 156, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 52%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 30%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.4%, 25%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.18, 27.02, 4.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.18, 27.32, 8.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.2% 0.0818 0.0109) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.2% 0.083 7.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.6978, 42.4542, 42.6150) |
| Luminance | 0.4245 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 1.36
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 4.40
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 4.62
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.03
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 5.68
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E09CA8 #9CE0D4
analogous
#E09CCA #E09CA8 #E0B29C
triadic
#E09CA8 #A8E09C #9CA8E0
tetradic
#E09CA8 #CAE09C #9CE0D4 #B29CE0
square
#E09CA8 #CAE09C #9CE0D4 #B29CE0
split-complementary
#E09CA8 #9CE0B2 #9CCAE0
monochromatic
#C33F56 #D16D7F #E09CA8 #EFCBD1 #F8E8EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#E09CA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.49
#E09CA8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E09CA8
9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E09CA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E09CA8 | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.49 | 9.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A7A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7B3A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EC97A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e09ca8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 156, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.083 7.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebb9c1',
500: '#e09ca8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e09ca8; $custom-light: #ebb9c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e09ca8",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 156,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.412,
"s": 52.308,
"l": 74.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76195,
"c": 0.08252,
"h": 7.6
},
"luminance": 0.42451
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E09CA8
secondary
#DCEFEC
accent
#C0A526
background
#FEFBFB
surface
#FDF6F7
border
#D5D0D0
text
#161112
muted
#848081