#E5937E#E5937E
#E5937E is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.105 H 35.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5937E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 147, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 66%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 45%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.8%, 45%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.78, 28.61, 23.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.78, 37.34, 39.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.16% 0.0855 0.0601) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.16% 0.105 35.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.5151, 39.0356, 24.8194) |
| Luminance | 0.3903 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 2.46
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 3.81
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 4.64
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 5.17
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 6.16
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5937E #7ED0E5
analogous
#E57E9D #E5937E #E5C77E
triadic
#E5937E #7EE593 #937EE5
tetradic
#E5937E #9DE57E #7ED0E5 #C77EE5
square
#E5937E #9DE57E #7ED0E5 #C77EE5
split-complementary
#E5937E #7EE5C7 #7E9DE5
monochromatic
#C24727 #DB684B #E5937E #EFBEB1 #FAE8E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#E5937E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.81
#E5937E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5937E
8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5937E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5937E | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.81 | 8.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A69E7C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAE7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6878E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5937e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 147, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.105 35.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0b3a3',
500: '#e5937e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5937e; $custom-light: #f0b3a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5937e",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 147,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.233,
"s": 66.452,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74163,
"c": 0.10451,
"h": 35.1
},
"luminance": 0.39032
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5937E
secondary
#D1E8EE
accent
#A9CE17
background
#FFFBFA
surface
#FEF6F3
border
#D6D0CD
text
#17110F
muted
#85807F