#E79178#E79178
#E79178 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.386; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.111 H 37.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E79178 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 145, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 70%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 48%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.2%, 48.1%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.46, 29.85, 26.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.46, 40.19, 42.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.94% 0.0886 0.0667) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.94% 0.111 37) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.4732, 38.5998, 22.7686) |
| Luminance | 0.3860 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 1.66
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 4.79
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 4.88
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.62
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 5.70
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E79178 #78CEE7
analogous
#E77897 #E79178 #E7C978
triadic
#E79178 #78E791 #9178E7
tetradic
#E79178 #97E778 #78CEE7 #C978E7
square
#E79178 #97E778 #78CEE7 #C978E7
split-complementary
#E79178 #78E7C9 #7897E7
monochromatic
#C24623 #DE6744 #E79178 #F0BBAC #F9E6E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#E79178 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.72
#E79178 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E79178
8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E79178 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E79178 | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.72 | 8.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A69C76
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAE77
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9838B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e79178; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 145, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.111 37.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2b29f',
500: '#e79178',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e79178; $custom-light: #f2b29f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e79178",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 145,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.514,
"s": 69.811,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73935,
"c": 0.11093,
"h": 37
},
"luminance": 0.38596
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E79178
secondary
#CDE6EE
accent
#A7D214
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FFF6F2
border
#D7D0CC
text
#17110E
muted
#85807E