#E79FA8#E79FA8
#E79FA8 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.086 H 11.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E79FA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 159, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 60%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 31%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.2%, 27.3%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.64, 27.98, 6.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.64, 28.66, 12.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.48% 0.0849 0.0166) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.48% 0.086 11) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.4222, 44.6155, 42.8887) |
| Luminance | 0.4461 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 2.97
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 5.03
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 5.43
Soft Pink
#FDB0C0
ΔE00 5.43
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.79
Lightpink
#FFB6C1
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E79FA8 #9FE7DE
analogous
#E79FCC #E79FA8 #E7BA9F
triadic
#E79FA8 #A8E79F #9FA8E7
tetradic
#E79FA8 #CCE79F #9FE7DE #BA9FE7
square
#E79FA8 #CCE79F #9FE7DE #BA9FE7
split-complementary
#E79FA8 #9FE7BA #9FCCE7
monochromatic
#CF3D4F #DB6E7C #E79FA8 #F3D0D4 #F9E7E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#E79FA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.92
#E79FA8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E79FA8
9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E79FA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E79FA8 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.92 | 9.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABAAA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCB7A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F499A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e79fa8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 159, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.086 11.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0bcc1',
500: '#e79fa8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e79fa8; $custom-light: #f0bcc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e79fa8",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 159,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.5,
"s": 60,
"l": 76.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77484,
"c": 0.08648,
"h": 11
},
"luminance": 0.44612
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E79FA8
secondary
#DBF0EE
accent
#C8B21E
background
#FEFBFB
surface
#FDF6F7
border
#D5D0D0
text
#171212
muted
#858181