#E59CAA#E59CAA
#E59CAA is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.089 H 6.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E59CAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 156, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 58%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 32%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.9%, 25.8%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.79, 29.13, 3.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.79, 29.38, 7.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.8% 0.0882 0.0105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.8% 0.089 6.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.4584, 43.3403, 43.6776) |
| Luminance | 0.4334 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 1.75
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 4.00
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 5.11
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.38
Soft Pink
#FDB0C0
ΔE00 5.61
Dull Pink
#D5869D
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E59CAA #9CE5D7
analogous
#E59CCE #E59CAA #E5B29C
triadic
#E59CAA #AAE59C #9CAAE5
tetradic
#E59CAA #CEE59C #9CE5D7 #B29CE5
square
#E59CAA #CEE59C #9CE5D7 #B29CE5
split-complementary
#E59CAA #9CE5B2 #9CCEE5
monochromatic
#CC3B57 #D86C80 #E59CAA #F2CCD4 #F9E7EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#E59CAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.67
#E59CAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E59CAA
9.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E59CAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E59CAA | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.67 | 9.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A8AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9B5A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F297A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e59caa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 156, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.089 6.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eebac3',
500: '#e59caa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e59caa; $custom-light: #eebac3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e59caa",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 156,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348.493,
"s": 58.4,
"l": 75.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76797,
"c": 0.08877,
"h": 6.8
},
"luminance": 0.43337
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E59CAA
secondary
#DBF0EC
accent
#C6A61F
background
#FEFBFB
surface
#FDF6F7
border
#D5D0D0
text
#171112
muted
#858081