#E59D8A#E59D8A
#E59D8A is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.091 H 35.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E59D8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 157, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 64%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 40%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.4%, 39.7%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.29, 24.56, 20.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.29, 32.19, 40.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.18% 0.0742 0.0527) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.18% 0.091 35.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.9595, 42.6104, 29.6858) |
| Luminance | 0.4261 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 2.88
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 3.57
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 3.71
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 4.72
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 5.38
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E59D8A #8AD2E5
analogous
#E58AA5 #E59D8A #E5CA8A
triadic
#E59D8A #8AE59D #9D8AE5
tetradic
#E59D8A #A5E58A #8AD2E5 #CA8AE5
square
#E59D8A #A5E58A #8AD2E5 #CA8AE5
split-complementary
#E59D8A #8AE5CA #8AA5E5
monochromatic
#C84D2C #DA7358 #E59D8A #F0C7BC #F9EAE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#E59D8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.52
#E59D8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E59D8A
9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E59D8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E59D8A | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.52 | 9.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA688
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFB489
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F59398
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e59d8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 157, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.091 35.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efbaac',
500: '#e59d8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e59d8a; $custom-light: #efbaac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e59d8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 157,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.527,
"s": 63.636,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76177,
"c": 0.091,
"h": 35.4
},
"luminance": 0.42607
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E59D8A
secondary
#DAECF1
accent
#A6CB1A
background
#FEFBFA
surface
#FDF6F4
border
#D5D0CE
text
#171110
muted
#85807F