#E5AEAA#E5AEAA
#E5AEAA is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.498; OKLCH L 80.0% C 0.065 H 23.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5AEAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 174, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 53%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 26%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24%, 25.8%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.97, 19.50, 9.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.97, 21.85, 26.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.02% 0.0597 0.0258) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.02% 0.065 23.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.7057, 49.8351, 44.7600) |
| Luminance | 0.4983 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 5.95
Pale Rose
#FDC1C5
ΔE00 6.10
Lightpink
#FFB6C1
ΔE00 7.13
Light Rose
#FFC5CB
ΔE00 7.17
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 7.43
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 7.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5AEAA #AAE1E5
analogous
#E5AAC3 #E5AEAA #E5CBAA
triadic
#E5AEAA #AAE5AE #AEAAE5
tetradic
#E5AEAA #C3E5AA #AAE1E5 #CBAAE5
square
#E5AEAA #C3E5AA #AAE1E5 #CBAAE5
split-complementary
#E5AEAA #AAE5CB #AAC3E5
monochromatic
#C8554C #D7817B #E5AEAA #F3DBD9 #F8E9E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#E5AEAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.97
#E5AEAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5AEAA
10.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5AEAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5AEAA | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.97 | 10.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B5AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5BFA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1A8AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5aeaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 174, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.0% 0.065 23.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eec6c3',
500: '#e5aeaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5aeaa; $custom-light: #eec6c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5aeaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 174,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.068,
"s": 53.153,
"l": 78.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80023,
"c": 0.06504,
"h": 23.4
},
"luminance": 0.49832
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5AEAA
secondary
#DCEEEF
accent
#B6C125
background
#FEFCFB
surface
#FDF8F7
border
#D5D1D0
text
#161312
muted
#848281