#E38E73#E38E73
#E38E73 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.111 H 38.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E38E73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 142, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 67%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 49%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.4%, 49.3%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.22, 29.41, 27.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.22, 40.55, 43.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.85% 0.087 0.0689) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.85% 0.111 38.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.4487, 36.9186, 21.0014) |
| Luminance | 0.3691 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 2.17
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 4.56
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 4.90
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 5.99
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 6.48
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E38E73 #73C8E3
analogous
#E37390 #E38E73 #E3C673
triadic
#E38E73 #73E38E #8E73E3
tetradic
#E38E73 #90E373 #73C8E3 #C673E3
square
#E38E73 #90E373 #73C8E3 #C673E3
split-complementary
#E38E73 #73E3C6 #7390E3
monochromatic
#B74825 #D96540 #E38E73 #EDB7A6 #F7E0D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#E38E73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.38
#E38E73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E38E73
8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E38E73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E38E73 | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.38 | 8.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A39971
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AB72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F58087
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e38e73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 142, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.111 38.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efb09b',
500: '#e38e73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e38e73; $custom-light: #efb09b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e38e73",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 142,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.464,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72845,
"c": 0.11098,
"h": 38.4
},
"luminance": 0.36915
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E38E73
secondary
#C7E2EB
accent
#A2CF17
background
#FFFAF9
surface
#FEF4F2
border
#D6CECC
text
#17100E
muted
#857F7E