#E78CA0#E78CA0
#E78CA0 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.113 H 6.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E78CA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 140, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 65%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 39%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.4%, 30.7%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.23, 36.98, 4.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.23, 37.23, 6.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.04% 0.1121 0.0117) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.04% 0.113 6) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.6799, 38.2868, 38.0771) |
| Luminance | 0.3828 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 1.25
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 3.60
Dull Pink
#D5869D
ΔE00 3.86
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 4.13
Rosa
#FE86A4
ΔE00 4.21
Pinky
#FC86AA
ΔE00 4.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E78CA0 #8CE7D3
analogous
#E78CCE #E78CA0 #E7A58C
triadic
#E78CA0 #A0E78C #8CA0E7
tetradic
#E78CA0 #CEE78C #8CE7D3 #A58CE7
square
#E78CA0 #CEE78C #8CE7D3 #A58CE7
split-complementary
#E78CA0 #8CE7A5 #8CCEE7
monochromatic
#CE2B4F #DC5976 #E78CA0 #F2BFCA #FAE6EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#E78CA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.66
#E78CA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E78CA0
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E78CA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E78CA0 | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.66 | 8.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B9CA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1AD9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F68593
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e78ca0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 140, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.113 6.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1afbc',
500: '#e78ca0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e78ca0; $custom-light: #f1afbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e78ca0",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 140,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.813,
"s": 65.468,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74043,
"c": 0.11266,
"h": 6
},
"luminance": 0.38283
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E78CA0
secondary
#DAF1EC
accent
#CDA618
background
#FFFAFB
surface
#FEF4F6
border
#D6CED0
text
#171012
muted
#857F81