#E79FA5#E79FA5
#E79FA5 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.086 H 13.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E79FA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 159, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 60%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 31%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.2%, 28.6%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.56, 27.58, 7.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.56, 28.65, 15.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.4% 0.0838 0.0205) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.4% 0.086 13.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.1460, 44.5050, 41.4338) |
| Luminance | 0.4450 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 3.88
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 5.42
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.84
Soft Pink
#FDB0C0
ΔE00 6.00
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 6.16
Lightpink
#FFB6C1
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E79FA5 #9FE7E1
analogous
#E79FC9 #E79FA5 #E7BD9F
triadic
#E79FA5 #A5E79F #9FA5E7
tetradic
#E79FA5 #C9E79F #9FE7E1 #BD9FE7
square
#E79FA5 #C9E79F #9FE7E1 #BD9FE7
split-complementary
#E79FA5 #9FE7BD #9FC9E7
monochromatic
#CF3D49 #DB6E77 #E79FA5 #F3D0D3 #F9E7E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#E79FA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.90
#E79FA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E79FA5
9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E79FA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E79FA5 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.90 | 9.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABAAA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDB7A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F598A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e79fa5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 159, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.086 13.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0bcbf',
500: '#e79fa5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e79fa5; $custom-light: #f0bcbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e79fa5",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 159,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355,
"s": 60,
"l": 76.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77404,
"c": 0.08623,
"h": 13.8
},
"luminance": 0.44502
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E79FA5
secondary
#DBF0EE
accent
#C8BA1E
background
#FEFBFB
surface
#FDF6F7
border
#D5D0D0
text
#171212
muted
#858181