#E59CA0#E59CA0
#E59CA0 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.088 H 15.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E59CA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 156, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 58%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 32%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.9%, 30.1%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.54, 27.77, 9.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.54, 29.21, 18.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.53% 0.0844 0.0238) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.53% 0.088 15.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.5482, 42.9763, 38.8837) |
| Luminance | 0.4297 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 4.58
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.30
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 6.09
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 6.28
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 6.41
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E59CA0 #9CE5E1
analogous
#E59CC4 #E59CA0 #E5BC9C
triadic
#E59CA0 #A0E59C #9CA0E5
tetradic
#E59CA0 #C4E59C #9CE5E1 #BC9CE5
square
#E59CA0 #C4E59C #9CE5E1 #BC9CE5
split-complementary
#E59CA0 #9CE5BC #9CC4E5
monochromatic
#CC3B43 #D86C71 #E59CA0 #F2CCCF #F9E7E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#E59CA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.59
#E59CA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E59CA0
9.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E59CA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E59CA0 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.59 | 9.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A7A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAB59F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3959E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e59ca0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 156, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.088 15.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efbabc',
500: '#e59ca0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e59ca0; $custom-light: #efbabc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e59ca0",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 156,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.712,
"s": 58.4,
"l": 75.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76526,
"c": 0.08766,
"h": 15.7
},
"luminance": 0.42973
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E59CA0
secondary
#DBF0EF
accent
#C6BD1F
background
#FEFBFB
surface
#FDF6F6
border
#D5D0D0
text
#171112
muted
#858081