#E68C8B#E68C8B
#E68C8B is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.110 H 20.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E68C8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 140, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 65%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 40%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.1%, 39.6%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.61, 34.08, 15.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.61, 37.31, 24.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.38% 0.103 0.039) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.38% 0.11 20.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.6736, 37.4471, 29.1909) |
| Luminance | 0.3744 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 3.58
Blush Pink
#FE828C
ΔE00 5.15
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.52
Salmon Pink
#FE7B7C
ΔE00 5.82
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 6.30
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E68C8B #8BE5E6
analogous
#E68BB8 #E68C8B #E6B98B
triadic
#E68C8B #8BE68C #8C8BE6
tetradic
#E68C8B #B8E68B #8BE5E6 #B98BE6
square
#E68C8B #B8E68B #8BE5E6 #B98BE6
split-complementary
#E68C8B #8BE6B9 #8BB8E6
monochromatic
#CB2D2C #DB5A59 #E68C8B #F1BEBD #FAE6E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#E68C8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.49
#E68C8B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E68C8B
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E68C8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E68C8B | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.49 | 8.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E9A8A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4AC89
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7818C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e68c8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 140, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.110 20.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1aeac',
500: '#e68c8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e68c8b; $custom-light: #f1aeac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e68c8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 140,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.659,
"s": 64.539,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7338,
"c": 0.11014,
"h": 20.8
},
"luminance": 0.37443
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E68C8B
secondary
#DAF1F1
accent
#CACC19
background
#FFFAFA
surface
#FEF4F4
border
#D6CECE
text
#171010
muted
#857F7F