#E38EA1#E38EA1
#E38EA1 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.105 H 5.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E38EA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 142, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 60%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 37%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.4%, 29.1%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.21, 34.62, 3.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.21, 34.81, 6.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.93% 0.1048 0.01) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.93% 0.105 5.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.7860, 38.2535, 38.5781) |
| Luminance | 0.3825 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 1.23
Dull Pink
#D5869D
ΔE00 3.43
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 3.70
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 4.37
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 4.47
Rosa
#FE86A4
ΔE00 5.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E38EA1 #8EE3D0
analogous
#E38ECC #E38EA1 #E3A58E
triadic
#E38EA1 #A1E38E #8EA1E3
tetradic
#E38EA1 #CCE38E #8EE3D0 #A58EE3
square
#E38EA1 #CCE38E #8EE3D0 #A58EE3
split-complementary
#E38EA1 #8EE3A5 #8ECCE3
monochromatic
#C63152 #D75D78 #E38EA1 #EFBFCA #F9E6EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#E38EA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.65
#E38EA1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E38EA1
8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E38EA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E38EA1 | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.65 | 8.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B9DA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0AC9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F18795
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e38ea1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 142, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.105 5.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eeb0bc',
500: '#e38ea1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e38ea1; $custom-light: #eeb0bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e38ea1",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 142,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.588,
"s": 60.284,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7393,
"c": 0.10531,
"h": 5.5
},
"luminance": 0.3825
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E38EA1
secondary
#DBF0EB
accent
#C8A21E
background
#FEFAFB
surface
#FDF5F6
border
#D5CFD0
text
#171012
muted
#857F81