#E49E8A#E49E8A
#E49E8A is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.089 H 36.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E49E8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 158, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 63%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 39%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.7%, 39.5%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.41, 23.64, 20.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.41, 31.59, 41.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.24% 0.0714 0.0531) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.24% 0.089 36.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8112, 42.7861, 29.7275) |
| Luminance | 0.4278 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 3.22
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 3.37
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 3.54
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 4.81
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 5.72
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E49E8A #8AD0E4
analogous
#E48AA3 #E49E8A #E4CB8A
triadic
#E49E8A #8AE49E #9E8AE4
tetradic
#E49E8A #A3E48A #8AD0E4 #CB8AE4
square
#E49E8A #A3E48A #8AD0E4 #CB8AE4
split-complementary
#E49E8A #8AE4CB #8AA3E4
monochromatic
#C6502E #D97558 #E49E8A #EFC7BC #F9EAE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#E49E8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.56
#E49E8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E49E8A
9.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E49E8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E49E8A | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.56 | 9.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA688
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFB589
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F49499
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e49e8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 158, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.089 36.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efbbac',
500: '#e49e8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e49e8a; $custom-light: #efbbac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e49e8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 158,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.333,
"s": 62.5,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76245,
"c": 0.08901,
"h": 36.6
},
"luminance": 0.42783
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E49E8A
secondary
#D9EBF0
accent
#A3CA1B
background
#FEFBFA
surface
#FDF6F4
border
#D5D0CE
text
#171210
muted
#85817F