#E79EAD#E79EAD
#E79EAD is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.089 H 5.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E79EAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 158, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 60%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 32%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 25.1%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.54, 29.21, 3.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.54, 29.40, 6.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.45% 0.0883 0.0091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.45% 0.089 5.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.7258, 44.4629, 45.3321) |
| Luminance | 0.4446 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 1.80
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 4.24
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 5.01
Soft Pink
#FDB0C0
ΔE00 5.03
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 6.02
Lightpink
#FFB6C1
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E79EAD #9EE7D8
analogous
#E79ED2 #E79EAD #E7B49E
triadic
#E79EAD #ADE79E #9EADE7
tetradic
#E79EAD #D2E79E #9EE7D8 #B49EE7
square
#E79EAD #D2E79E #9EE7D8 #B49EE7
split-complementary
#E79EAD #9EE7B4 #9ED2E7
monochromatic
#CF3C5A #DB6D84 #E79EAD #F3CFD6 #F9E6EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#E79EAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.89
#E79EAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E79EAD
9.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E79EAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E79EAD | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.89 | 9.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9AAAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAB7AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F499A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e79ead; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 158, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.089 5.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0bbc5',
500: '#e79ead',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e79ead; $custom-light: #f0bbc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e79ead",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 158,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 347.671,
"s": 60.331,
"l": 76.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77448,
"c": 0.08879,
"h": 5.9
},
"luminance": 0.4446
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E79EAD
secondary
#DBF0EC
accent
#C8A51D
background
#FEFBFC
surface
#FDF6F8
border
#D5D0D1
text
#171212
muted
#858181