#E86261#E86261
#E86261 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.167 H 23.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E86261 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 98, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 75%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 58%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.8%, 58.2%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.75, 51.89, 27.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.75, 58.51, 27.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.43% 0.1537 0.0658) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.43% 0.167 23.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8076, 26.7592, 14.3757) |
| Luminance | 0.2675 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.71
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 3.90
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.11
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.79
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 5.14
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E86261 #61E7E8
analogous
#E861A4 #E86261 #E8A561
triadic
#E86261 #61E862 #6261E8
tetradic
#E86261 #A4E861 #61E7E8 #A561E8
square
#E86261 #A4E861 #61E7E8 #A561E8
split-complementary
#E86261 #61E8A5 #61A4E8
monochromatic
#B41B1A #E02D2C #E86261 #F09796 #F8CCCC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.31
#E86261 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.35
#E86261 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E86261
6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E86261 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E86261 | 1.00 | 3.31 | 6.35 | 6.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837C60
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5985E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FD4A63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e86261; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 98, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.167 23.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5938e',
500: '#e86261',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e86261; $custom-light: #f5938e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e86261",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 98,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.444,
"s": 74.586,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66433,
"c": 0.16717,
"h": 23.2
},
"luminance": 0.26754
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E86261
secondary
#BBE9EA
accent
#D5D70F
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2F0
border
#D7CCCB
text
#180D0C
muted
#867E7D