#E28E8E#E28E8E
#E28E8E is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.103 H 19.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E28E8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 142, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 59%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 37%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.2%, 37.2%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.63, 31.87, 13.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.63, 34.60, 22.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.31% 0.0965 0.0348) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.31% 0.103 19.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.9215, 37.4713, 30.4000) |
| Luminance | 0.3747 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 4.62
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 4.63
Blush Pink
#FE828C
ΔE00 5.87
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 6.30
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 6.32
Dirty Pink
#CA7B80
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E28E8E #8EE2E2
analogous
#E28EB8 #E28E8E #E2B88E
triadic
#E28E8E #8EE28E #8E8EE2
tetradic
#E28E8E #B8E28E #8EE2E2 #B88EE2
square
#E28E8E #B8E28E #8EE2E2 #B88EE2
split-complementary
#E28E8E #8EE2B8 #8EB8E2
monochromatic
#C33232 #D65D5D #E28E8E #EEBFBF #F9E7E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#E28E8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.49
#E28E8E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E28E8E
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E28E8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E28E8E | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.49 | 8.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F9B8E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3AB8D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2848F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e28e8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 142, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.103 19.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edb0af',
500: '#e28e8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e28e8e; $custom-light: #edb0af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e28e8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 142,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 59.155,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73311,
"c": 0.1026,
"h": 19.8
},
"luminance": 0.37468
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E28E8E
secondary
#DBF0F0
accent
#C7C71F
background
#FEFAFA
surface
#FDF5F4
border
#D5CFCE
text
#171010
muted
#857F7F