#E49CAA#E49CAA
#E49CAA is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.088 H 6.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E49CAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 156, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 57%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 32%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 25.4%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.67, 28.76, 3.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.67, 29.00, 7.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.69% 0.087 0.01) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.69% 0.088 6.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.1401, 43.1763, 43.6626) |
| Luminance | 0.4317 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 1.55
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 4.05
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 4.96
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.34
Soft Pink
#FDB0C0
ΔE00 5.70
Dull Pink
#D5869D
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E49CAA #9CE4D6
analogous
#E49CCE #E49CAA #E4B29C
triadic
#E49CAA #AAE49C #9CAAE4
tetradic
#E49CAA #CEE49C #9CE4D6 #B29CE4
square
#E49CAA #CEE49C #9CE4D6 #B29CE4
split-complementary
#E49CAA #9CE4B2 #9CCEE4
monochromatic
#CA3C57 #D76C81 #E49CAA #F1CCD3 #F8E7EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#E49CAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.63
#E49CAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E49CAA
9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E49CAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E49CAA | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.63 | 9.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A8AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8B5A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F197A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e49caa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 156, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.088 6.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eebac3',
500: '#e49caa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e49caa; $custom-light: #eebac3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e49caa",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 156,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348.333,
"s": 57.143,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76687,
"c": 0.0876,
"h": 6.6
},
"luminance": 0.43173
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E49CAA
secondary
#DBF0EC
accent
#C5A521
background
#FEFBFB
surface
#FDF6F7
border
#D5D0D0
text
#161112
muted
#848081