#E48B8A#E48B8A
#E48B8A is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.109 H 20.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E48B8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 139, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 63%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 39%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39%, 39.5%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.13, 33.74, 15.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.13, 36.94, 24.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.95% 0.102 0.0386) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.95% 0.109 20.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.8171, 36.7980, 28.7295) |
| Luminance | 0.3679 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 3.60
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.32
Blush Pink
#FE828C
ΔE00 5.34
Salmon Pink
#FE7B7C
ΔE00 5.94
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 6.42
Dirty Pink
#CA7B80
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E48B8A #8AE3E4
analogous
#E48AB6 #E48B8A #E4B88A
triadic
#E48B8A #8AE48B #8B8AE4
tetradic
#E48B8A #B6E48A #8AE3E4 #B88AE4
square
#E48B8A #B6E48A #8AE3E4 #B88AE4
split-complementary
#E48B8A #8AE4B8 #8AB6E4
monochromatic
#C62F2E #D95A58 #E48B8A #EFBCBC #F9E6E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#E48B8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.36
#E48B8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E48B8A
8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E48B8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E48B8A | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.36 | 8.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D9989
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3AA88
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4808B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e48b8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 139, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.109 20.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efaeac',
500: '#e48b8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e48b8a; $custom-light: #efaeac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e48b8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 139,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.667,
"s": 62.5,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72948,
"c": 0.10908,
"h": 20.8
},
"luminance": 0.36794
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E48B8A
secondary
#D9F0F0
accent
#C8CA1B
background
#FFFAFA
surface
#FEF4F4
border
#D6CECE
text
#171010
muted
#857F7F