#E38EA5#E38EA5
#E38EA5 is a light, moderate pink. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.106 H 2.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E38EA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 142, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(344, 60%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(344, 37%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.4%, 27.3%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.31, 35.16, 1.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.31, 35.19, 2.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.04% 0.1063 0.0046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.04% 0.106 2.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.1444, 38.3969, 40.4656) |
| Luminance | 0.3839 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 0.79
Dull Pink
#D5869D
ΔE00 3.09
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 4.45
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 4.67
Pinky
#FC86AA
ΔE00 4.84
Rosa
#FE86A4
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E38EA5 #8EE3CC
analogous
#E38ECF #E38EA5 #E3A28E
triadic
#E38EA5 #A5E38E #8EA5E3
tetradic
#E38EA5 #CFE38E #8EE3CC #A28EE3
square
#E38EA5 #CFE38E #8EE3CC #A28EE3
split-complementary
#E38EA5 #8EE3A2 #8ECFE3
monochromatic
#C63159 #D75D7E #E38EA5 #EFBFCC #F9E6EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#E38EA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#E38EA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E38EA5
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E38EA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E38EA5 | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.68 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9DA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFACA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F18896
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e38ea5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 142, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.106 2.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edb0bf',
500: '#e38ea5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e38ea5; $custom-light: #edb0bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e38ea5",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 142,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 343.765,
"s": 60.284,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74044,
"c": 0.10639,
"h": 2.5
},
"luminance": 0.38394
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E38EA5
secondary
#DBF0EA
accent
#C89A1E
background
#FEFAFB
surface
#FDF5F7
border
#D5CFD0
text
#171012
muted
#857F81