#E88C8A#E88C8A
#E88C8A is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.113 H 21.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E88C8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 140, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 67%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 41%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.7%, 40.5%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.84, 34.71, 16.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.84, 38.27, 24.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.6% 0.1048 0.0413) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.6% 0.113 21.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.2466, 37.7509, 28.8381) |
| Luminance | 0.3775 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 3.31
Blush Pink
#FE828C
ΔE00 5.04
Salmon Pink
#FE7B7C
ΔE00 5.47
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 6.06
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 6.41
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E88C8A #8AE6E8
analogous
#E88AB7 #E88C8A #E8BB8A
triadic
#E88C8A #8AE88C #8C8AE8
tetradic
#E88C8A #B7E88A #8AE6E8 #BB8AE8
square
#E88C8A #B7E88A #8AE6E8 #BB8AE8
split-complementary
#E88C8A #8AE8BB #8AB7E8
monochromatic
#CF2C29 #DE5A57 #E88C8A #F2BEBD #FAE6E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#E88C8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.55
#E88C8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E88C8A
8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E88C8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E88C8A | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.55 | 8.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F9A89
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5AC88
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9818C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e88c8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 140, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.113 21.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2afac',
500: '#e88c8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e88c8a; $custom-light: #f2afac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e88c8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 140,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.277,
"s": 67.143,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73598,
"c": 0.11264,
"h": 21.5
},
"luminance": 0.37747
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E88C8A
secondary
#DAF1F1
accent
#CBCF16
background
#FFFAFA
surface
#FFF4F4
border
#D7CECE
text
#171010
muted
#857F7F