#E59CA5#E59CA5
#E59CA5 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.088 H 11.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E59CA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 156, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 58%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 32%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.9%, 27.9%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.66, 28.44, 6.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.66, 29.16, 12.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.66% 0.0863 0.0171) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.66% 0.088 11.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.9944, 43.1547, 41.2338) |
| Luminance | 0.4315 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 2.97
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 4.99
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.03
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 5.37
Soft Pink
#FDB0C0
ΔE00 6.12
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E59CA5 #9CE5DC
analogous
#E59CC9 #E59CA5 #E5B79C
triadic
#E59CA5 #A5E59C #9CA5E5
tetradic
#E59CA5 #C9E59C #9CE5DC #B79CE5
square
#E59CA5 #C9E59C #9CE5DC #B79CE5
split-complementary
#E59CA5 #9CE5B7 #9CC9E5
monochromatic
#CC3B4D #D86C79 #E59CA5 #F2CCD1 #F9E7E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#E59CA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.63
#E59CA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E59CA5
9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E59CA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E59CA5 | 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)
#A8A7A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAB5A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2969F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e59ca5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 156, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.088 11.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efbabf',
500: '#e59ca5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e59ca5; $custom-light: #efbabf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e59ca5",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 156,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.603,
"s": 58.4,
"l": 75.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76659,
"c": 0.08797,
"h": 11.2
},
"luminance": 0.43152
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E59CA5
secondary
#DBF0ED
accent
#C6B11F
background
#FEFBFB
surface
#FDF6F7
border
#D5D0D0
text
#171112
muted
#858081