#E09CA9#E09CA9
#E09CA9 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.083 H 6.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E09CA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 156, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 52%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 30%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.4%, 24.6%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.21, 27.17, 3.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.21, 27.39, 7.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.22% 0.0822 0.0095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.22% 0.083 6.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.7913, 42.4917, 43.1075) |
| Luminance | 0.4249 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 1.05
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 4.38
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 4.47
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.14
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 5.79
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E09CA9 #9CE0D3
analogous
#E09CCB #E09CA9 #E0B19C
triadic
#E09CA9 #A9E09C #9CA9E0
tetradic
#E09CA9 #CBE09C #9CE0D3 #B19CE0
square
#E09CA9 #CBE09C #9CE0D3 #B19CE0
split-complementary
#E09CA9 #9CE0B1 #9CCBE0
monochromatic
#C33F58 #D16D81 #E09CA9 #EFCBD1 #F8E8EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#E09CA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.50
#E09CA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E09CA9
9.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E09CA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E09CA9 | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.50 | 9.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A7A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6B3A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EC97A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e09ca9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 156, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.083 6.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebb9c2',
500: '#e09ca9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e09ca9; $custom-light: #ebb9c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e09ca9",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 156,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348.529,
"s": 52.308,
"l": 74.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76223,
"c": 0.08272,
"h": 6.6
},
"luminance": 0.42489
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E09CA9
secondary
#DCEFEB
accent
#C0A226
background
#FEFBFB
surface
#FDF6F7
border
#D5D0D0
text
#161112
muted
#848081