#E38FA3#E38FA3
#E38FA3 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.386; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.104 H 4.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E38FA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 143, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 60%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 37%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37%, 28.2%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.48, 34.36, 2.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.48, 34.48, 4.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.15% 0.104 0.0081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.15% 0.104 4.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.1133, 38.6235, 39.5642) |
| Luminance | 0.3862 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 0.99
Dull Pink
#D5869D
ΔE00 3.40
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 4.04
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 4.12
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 4.80
Rosa
#FE86A4
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E38FA3 #8FE3CF
analogous
#E38FCD #E38FA3 #E3A58F
triadic
#E38FA3 #A3E38F #8FA3E3
tetradic
#E38FA3 #CDE38F #8FE3CF #A58FE3
square
#E38FA3 #CDE38F #8FE3CF #A58FE3
split-complementary
#E38FA3 #8FE3A5 #8FCDE3
monochromatic
#C63255 #D75E7B #E38FA3 #EFC0CB #F9E7EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#E38FA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.72
#E38FA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E38FA3
8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E38FA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E38FA3 | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.72 | 8.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C9EA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0ADA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F18996
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e38fa3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 143, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.104 4.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edb1be',
500: '#e38fa3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e38fa3; $custom-light: #edb1be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e38fa3",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 143,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.714,
"s": 60,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74153,
"c": 0.10429,
"h": 4.5
},
"luminance": 0.3862
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E38FA3
secondary
#DBF0EB
accent
#C89F1E
background
#FEFAFB
surface
#FDF5F6
border
#D5CFD0
text
#171112
muted
#858081