#E09CAA#E09CAA
#E09CAA is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.083 H 5.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E09CAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 156, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 52%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 30%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.4%, 24.1%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.23, 27.31, 2.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.23, 27.47, 6.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.25% 0.0826 0.0082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.25% 0.083 5.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.8855, 42.5293, 43.6038) |
| Luminance | 0.4253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 0.79
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 4.36
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 4.39
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.28
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 5.92
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E09CAA #9CE0D2
analogous
#E09CCC #E09CAA #E0B09C
triadic
#E09CAA #AAE09C #9CAAE0
tetradic
#E09CAA #CCE09C #9CE0D2 #B09CE0
square
#E09CAA #CCE09C #9CE0D2 #B09CE0
split-complementary
#E09CAA #9CE0B0 #9CCCE0
monochromatic
#C33F5A #D16D82 #E09CAA #EFCBD2 #F8E8EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#E09CAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.51
#E09CAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E09CAA
9.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E09CAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E09CAA | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.51 | 9.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A7AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6B3A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EC97A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e09caa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 156, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.083 5.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebb9c3',
500: '#e09caa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e09caa; $custom-light: #ebb9c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e09caa",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 156,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 347.647,
"s": 52.308,
"l": 74.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76251,
"c": 0.08296,
"h": 5.7
},
"luminance": 0.42527
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E09CAA
secondary
#DCEFEB
accent
#C0A026
background
#FEFBFB
surface
#FDF6F7
border
#D5D0D0
text
#161112
muted
#848081