#E68C8D#E68C8D
#E68C8D is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.110 H 19.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E68C8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 140, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 64%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 39%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.1%, 38.7%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.66, 34.30, 14.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.66, 37.10, 22.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.43% 0.1038 0.0365) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.43% 0.11 19.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.8211, 37.5061, 29.9676) |
| Luminance | 0.3750 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 3.79
Blush Pink
#FE828C
ΔE00 4.92
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 4.97
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 5.68
Salmon Pink
#FE7B7C
ΔE00 6.02
Dirty Pink
#CA7B80
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E68C8D #8CE6E5
analogous
#E68CBA #E68C8D #E6B88C
triadic
#E68C8D #8DE68C #8C8DE6
tetradic
#E68C8D #BAE68C #8CE6E5 #B88CE6
square
#E68C8D #BAE68C #8CE6E5 #B88CE6
split-complementary
#E68C8D #8CE6B8 #8CBAE6
monochromatic
#CB2C2E #DB5A5B #E68C8D #F1BEBF #FAE6E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#E68C8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.50
#E68C8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E68C8D
8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E68C8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E68C8D | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.50 | 8.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E9A8D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4AC8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6828D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e68c8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 140, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.110 19.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0afae',
500: '#e68c8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e68c8d; $custom-light: #f0afae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e68c8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 140,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.333,
"s": 64.286,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73428,
"c": 0.10999,
"h": 19.4
},
"luminance": 0.37502
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E68C8D
secondary
#DAF1F1
accent
#CCCA19
background
#FFFAFA
surface
#FEF4F4
border
#D6CECE
text
#171010
muted
#857F7F