#E49B8A#E49B8A
#E49B8A is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.418; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.092 H 33.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E49B8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 155, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 63%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 39%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32%, 39.5%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.72, 25.24, 20.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.72, 32.21, 38.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.71% 0.0763 0.0508) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.71% 0.092 33.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.3057, 41.7751, 29.5590) |
| Luminance | 0.4177 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 2.67
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 3.99
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 4.28
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 5.15
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 5.16
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E49B8A #8AD3E4
analogous
#E48AA6 #E49B8A #E4C88A
triadic
#E49B8A #8AE49B #9B8AE4
tetradic
#E49B8A #A6E48A #8AD3E4 #C88AE4
square
#E49B8A #A6E48A #8AD3E4 #C88AE4
split-complementary
#E49B8A #8AE4C8 #8AA6E4
monochromatic
#C64A2E #D97158 #E49B8A #EFC6BC #F9EAE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#E49B8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.35
#E49B8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E49B8A
9.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E49B8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E49B8A | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.35 | 9.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACA489
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDB389
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F49197
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e49b8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 155, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.092 33.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efb9ac',
500: '#e49b8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e49b8a; $custom-light: #efb9ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e49b8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 155,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.333,
"s": 62.5,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75708,
"c": 0.09162,
"h": 33.7
},
"luminance": 0.41772
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E49B8A
secondary
#D9ECF0
accent
#A9CA1B
background
#FEFBFA
surface
#FDF6F4
border
#D5D0CE
text
#171110
muted
#85807F