#E88C8D#E88C8D
#E88C8D is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.112 H 19.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E88C8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 140, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 67%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 40%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.7%, 39.2%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.90, 35.05, 14.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.90, 37.94, 22.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.67% 0.106 0.0374) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.67% 0.112 19.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.4668, 37.8390, 29.9979) |
| Luminance | 0.3784 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 3.57
Blush Pink
#FE828C
ΔE00 4.62
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.27
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 5.56
Salmon Pink
#FE7B7C
ΔE00 5.73
Carnation
#FD798F
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E88C8D #8CE8E7
analogous
#E88CBB #E88C8D #E8B98C
triadic
#E88C8D #8DE88C #8C8DE8
tetradic
#E88C8D #BBE88C #8CE8E7 #B98CE8
square
#E88C8D #BBE88C #8CE8E7 #B98CE8
split-complementary
#E88C8D #8CE8B9 #8CBBE8
monochromatic
#D02A2B #DE595A #E88C8D #F2BFC0 #FAE5E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#E88C8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.57
#E88C8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E88C8D
8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E88C8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E88C8D | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.57 | 8.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F9A8D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5AC8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9818D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e88c8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 140, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.112 19.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2afae',
500: '#e88c8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e88c8d; $custom-light: #f2afae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e88c8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 140,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.348,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73669,
"c": 0.11237,
"h": 19.4
},
"luminance": 0.37835
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E88C8D
secondary
#DAF1F1
accent
#CFCD17
background
#FFFAFA
surface
#FFF4F4
border
#D7CECE
text
#171010
muted
#857F7F