#E18C8A#E18C8A
#E18C8A is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.104 H 21.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E18C8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 140, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 59%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 39%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.8%, 38.7%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.98, 32.09, 14.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.98, 35.33, 24.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.76% 0.0971 0.038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.76% 0.104 21.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0189, 36.6023, 28.7337) |
| Luminance | 0.3660 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 4.17
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.21
Blush Pink
#FE828C
ΔE00 6.03
Dirty Pink
#CA7B80
ΔE00 6.32
Salmon Pink
#FE7B7C
ΔE00 6.52
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E18C8A #8ADFE1
analogous
#E18AB3 #E18C8A #E1B78A
triadic
#E18C8A #8AE18C #8C8AE1
tetradic
#E18C8A #B3E18A #8ADFE1 #B78AE1
square
#E18C8A #B3E18A #8ADFE1 #B78AE1
split-complementary
#E18C8A #8AE1B7 #8AB3E1
monochromatic
#BF3431 #D55C59 #E18C8A #EDBCBB #F9E7E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#E18C8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.32
#E18C8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E18C8A
8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E18C8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E18C8A | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.32 | 8.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D9989
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A989
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1828C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e18c8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 140, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.104 21.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edaeac',
500: '#e18c8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e18c8a; $custom-light: #edaeac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e18c8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 140,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.379,
"s": 59.184,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72756,
"c": 0.10424,
"h": 21.4
},
"luminance": 0.36599
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E18C8A
secondary
#D8EEEF
accent
#C3C71F
background
#FEFAFA
surface
#FDF4F4
border
#D5CECE
text
#171010
muted
#857F7F