#E79C96#E79C96
#E79C96 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.091 H 24.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E79C96 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 156, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 63%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 35%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.5%, 35.1%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.54, 27.26, 14.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.54, 30.92, 28.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.5% 0.0828 0.0376) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.5% 0.091 24.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.3503, 42.9713, 34.4906) |
| Luminance | 0.4297 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 4.05
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 5.70
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 6.98
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 7.42
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 7.56
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 7.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E79C96 #96E1E7
analogous
#E796B9 #E79C96 #E7C496
triadic
#E79C96 #96E79C #9C96E7
tetradic
#E79C96 #B9E796 #96E1E7 #C496E7
square
#E79C96 #B9E796 #96E1E7 #C496E7
split-complementary
#E79C96 #96E7C4 #96B9E7
monochromatic
#D03E32 #DC6D64 #E79C96 #F2CBC8 #F9E8E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#E79C96 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.59
#E79C96 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E79C96
9.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E79C96 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E79C96 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.59 | 9.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABA695
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDB595
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6939B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e79c96; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 156, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.091 24.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0b9b4',
500: '#e79c96',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e79c96; $custom-light: #f0b9b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e79c96",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 156,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.444,
"s": 62.791,
"l": 74.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76498,
"c": 0.0909,
"h": 24.5
},
"luminance": 0.42968
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E79C96
secondary
#DAEFF1
accent
#BECB1B
background
#FEFBFB
surface
#FDF6F6
border
#D5D0D0
text
#171111
muted
#858080