#E49C8D#E49C8D
#E49C8D is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.422; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.090 H 32.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E49C8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 156, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 62%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 38%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 38.2%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.01, 25.05, 18.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.01, 31.30, 36.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.95% 0.0758 0.0478) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.95% 0.09 32.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.6930, 42.1974, 30.7744) |
| Luminance | 0.4219 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 2.59
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 4.75
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 4.83
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 5.16
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 5.27
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E49C8D #8DD5E4
analogous
#E48DA9 #E49C8D #E4C88D
triadic
#E49C8D #8DE49C #9C8DE4
tetradic
#E49C8D #A9E48D #8DD5E4 #C88DE4
square
#E49C8D #A9E48D #8DD5E4 #C88DE4
split-complementary
#E49C8D #8DE4C8 #8DA9E4
monochromatic
#C7492F #D8715C #E49C8D #F0C7BE #F9EAE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#E49C8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.44
#E49C8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E49C8D
9.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E49C8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E49C8D | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.44 | 9.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACA58C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDB38C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F49298
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e49c8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 156, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.090 32.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eeb9ae',
500: '#e49c8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e49c8d; $custom-light: #eeb9ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e49c8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 156,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.345,
"s": 61.702,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75953,
"c": 0.08965,
"h": 32.2
},
"luminance": 0.42194
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E49C8D
secondary
#DAEDF1
accent
#ACC91C
background
#FEFBFA
surface
#FDF6F4
border
#D5D0CE
text
#171110
muted
#85807F