#E38CA0#E38CA0
#E38CA0 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.108 H 5.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E38CA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 140, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 61%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 38%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.3%, 29.5%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.75, 35.54, 3.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.75, 35.72, 5.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.57% 0.1076 0.0098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.57% 0.108 5.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.4033, 37.6286, 38.0172) |
| Luminance | 0.3762 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 1.19
Dull Pink
#D5869D
ΔE00 3.17
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 3.76
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 4.34
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 4.85
Rosa
#FE86A4
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E38CA0 #8CE3CF
analogous
#E38CCC #E38CA0 #E3A48C
triadic
#E38CA0 #A0E38C #8CA0E3
tetradic
#E38CA0 #CCE38C #8CE3CF #A48CE3
square
#E38CA0 #CCE38C #8CE3CF #A48CE3
split-complementary
#E38CA0 #8CE3A4 #8CCCE3
monochromatic
#C53052 #D75B77 #E38CA0 #EFBDC9 #F9E6EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#E38CA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.52
#E38CA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E38CA0
8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E38CA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E38CA0 | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.52 | 8.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9BA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFAB9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F18593
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e38ca0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 140, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.108 5.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eeafbc',
500: '#e38ca0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e38ca0; $custom-light: #eeafbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e38ca0",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 140,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.207,
"s": 60.839,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73569,
"c": 0.10808,
"h": 5.2
},
"luminance": 0.37625
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E38CA0
secondary
#DAF0EB
accent
#C9A11D
background
#FEFAFB
surface
#FDF4F6
border
#D5CED0
text
#171012
muted
#857F81