#E38EA3#E38EA3
#E38EA3 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.106 H 4.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E38EA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 142, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 60%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 37%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.4%, 28.2%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.26, 34.89, 2.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.26, 34.98, 4.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.99% 0.1056 0.0073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.99% 0.106 4) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.9638, 38.3246, 39.5144) |
| Luminance | 0.3832 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 0.81
Dull Pink
#D5869D
ΔE00 3.20
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 4.17
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 4.37
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 4.81
Pinky
#FC86AA
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E38EA3 #8EE3CE
analogous
#E38ECE #E38EA3 #E3A38E
triadic
#E38EA3 #A3E38E #8EA3E3
tetradic
#E38EA3 #CEE38E #8EE3CE #A38EE3
square
#E38EA3 #CEE38E #8EE3CE #A38EE3
split-complementary
#E38EA3 #8EE3A3 #8ECEE3
monochromatic
#C63156 #D75D7B #E38EA3 #EFBFCB #F9E6EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#E38EA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.66
#E38EA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E38EA3
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E38EA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E38EA3 | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.66 | 8.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B9DA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0ACA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F18895
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e38ea3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 142, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.106 4.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eeb0be',
500: '#e38ea3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e38ea3; $custom-light: #eeb0be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e38ea3",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 142,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.176,
"s": 60.284,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73987,
"c": 0.10581,
"h": 4
},
"luminance": 0.38321
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E38EA3
secondary
#DBF0EB
accent
#C89E1E
background
#FEFAFB
surface
#FDF5F6
border
#D5CFD0
text
#171012
muted
#857F81