#E79CAA#E79CAA
#E79CAA is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.091 H 7.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E79CAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 156, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 61%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 32%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.5%, 26.4%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.01, 29.86, 4.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.01, 30.15, 8.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.02% 0.0904 0.0114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.02% 0.091 7.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.1004, 43.6714, 43.7076) |
| Luminance | 0.4367 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 2.14
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 3.94
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 5.41
Soft Pink
#FDB0C0
ΔE00 5.44
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.47
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E79CAA #9CE7D9
analogous
#E79CCF #E79CAA #E7B39C
triadic
#E79CAA #AAE79C #9CAAE7
tetradic
#E79CAA #CFE79C #9CE7D9 #B39CE7
square
#E79CAA #CFE79C #9CE7D9 #B39CE7
split-complementary
#E79CAA #9CE7B3 #9CCFE7
monochromatic
#CF3955 #DB6B80 #E79CAA #F3CDD4 #F9E6EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#E79CAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.73
#E79CAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E79CAA
9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E79CAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E79CAA | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.73 | 9.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A8AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9B6A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F496A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e79caa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 156, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.091 7.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0bac3',
500: '#e79caa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e79caa; $custom-light: #f0bac3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e79caa",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 156,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348.8,
"s": 60.976,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77017,
"c": 0.09109,
"h": 7.2
},
"luminance": 0.43668
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E79CAA
secondary
#DBF0EC
accent
#C9A91D
background
#FEFBFB
surface
#FDF6F7
border
#D5D0D0
text
#171112
muted
#858081