#E38973#E38973
#E38973 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.115 H 34.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E38973 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 137, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 67%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 49%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.6%, 49.3%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.11, 32.06, 26.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.11, 41.56, 39.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.99% 0.0951 0.0655) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.99% 0.115 34.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.7214, 35.4640, 20.7589) |
| Luminance | 0.3546 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 3.94
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 4.60
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 5.42
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 5.99
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 6.45
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 6.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E38973 #73CDE3
analogous
#E37395 #E38973 #E3C173
triadic
#E38973 #73E389 #8973E3
tetradic
#E38973 #95E373 #73CDE3 #C173E3
square
#E38973 #95E373 #73CDE3 #C173E3
split-complementary
#E38973 #73E3C1 #7395E3
monochromatic
#B74125 #D95E40 #E38973 #EDB4A6 #F7DFD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#E38973 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#E38973 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E38973
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E38973 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E38973 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F9571
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A872
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F57B83
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e38973; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 137, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.115 34.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efac9b',
500: '#e38973',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e38973; $custom-light: #efac9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e38973",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 137,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.786,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71993,
"c": 0.11544,
"h": 34.6
},
"luminance": 0.3546
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E38973
secondary
#C7E4EB
accent
#AACF17
background
#FFFAF9
surface
#FEF4F2
border
#D6CECC
text
#17100E
muted
#857F7E