#E78CA1#E78CA1
#E78CA1 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.113 H 5.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E78CA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 140, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 65%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 39%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.4%, 30.3%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.26, 37.11, 3.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.26, 37.30, 5.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.07% 0.1124 0.0104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.07% 0.113 5.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.7678, 38.3220, 38.5396) |
| Luminance | 0.3832 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 0.97
Dull Pink
#D5869D
ΔE00 3.74
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 3.78
Rosa
#FE86A4
ΔE00 4.17
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 4.32
Pinky
#FC86AA
ΔE00 4.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E78CA1 #8CE7D2
analogous
#E78CCE #E78CA1 #E7A48C
triadic
#E78CA1 #A1E78C #8CA1E7
tetradic
#E78CA1 #CEE78C #8CE7D2 #A48CE7
square
#E78CA1 #CEE78C #8CE7D2 #A48CE7
split-complementary
#E78CA1 #8CE7A4 #8CCEE7
monochromatic
#CE2B50 #DC5978 #E78CA1 #F2BFCA #FAE6EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#E78CA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.66
#E78CA1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E78CA1
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E78CA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E78CA1 | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.66 | 8.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 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)
#9A9CA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1AD9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F68593
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e78ca1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 140, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.113 5.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1afbc',
500: '#e78ca1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e78ca1; $custom-light: #f1afbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e78ca1",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 140,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.154,
"s": 65.468,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74072,
"c": 0.1129,
"h": 5.3
},
"luminance": 0.38318
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E78CA1
secondary
#DAF1EC
accent
#CDA418
background
#FFFAFB
surface
#FEF4F6
border
#D6CED0
text
#171012
muted
#857F81