#E38B8A#E38B8A
#E38B8A is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.108 H 20.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E38B8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 139, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 61%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 39%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.8%, 39.2%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.00, 33.37, 14.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.00, 36.53, 23.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.83% 0.1009 0.0382) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.83% 0.108 20.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5007, 36.6348, 28.7146) |
| Luminance | 0.3663 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 3.74
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.20
Blush Pink
#FE828C
ΔE00 5.49
Salmon Pink
#FE7B7C
ΔE00 6.09
Dirty Pink
#CA7B80
ΔE00 6.32
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E38B8A #8AE2E3
analogous
#E38AB6 #E38B8A #E3B88A
triadic
#E38B8A #8AE38B #8B8AE3
tetradic
#E38B8A #B6E38A #8AE2E3 #B88AE3
square
#E38B8A #B6E38A #8AE2E3 #B88AE3
split-complementary
#E38B8A #8AE3B8 #8AB6E3
monochromatic
#C4312F #D75A59 #E38B8A #EFBCBB #F9E7E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#E38B8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.33
#E38B8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E38B8A
8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E38B8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E38B8A | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.33 | 8.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D9889
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2AA89
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3808B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e38b8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 139, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.108 20.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eeaeac',
500: '#e38b8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e38b8a; $custom-light: #eeaeac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e38b8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 139,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.674,
"s": 61.379,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72828,
"c": 0.10787,
"h": 20.7
},
"luminance": 0.36631
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E38B8A
secondary
#D9F0F0
accent
#C7C91C
background
#FEFAFA
surface
#FDF4F4
border
#D5CECE
text
#171010
muted
#857F7F