#E8917C#E8917C
#E8917C is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.389; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.111 H 34.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8917C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 145, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 70%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 47%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.5%, 46.6%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.65, 30.63, 24.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.65, 39.53, 39.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.13% 0.0913 0.0623) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.13% 0.111 34.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.0448, 38.8659, 24.0890) |
| Luminance | 0.3886 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 2.76
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 3.91
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 4.77
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 5.48
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 5.84
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8917C #7CD3E8
analogous
#E87C9D #E8917C #E8C77C
triadic
#E8917C #7CE891 #917CE8
tetradic
#E8917C #9DE87C #7CD3E8 #C77CE8
square
#E8917C #9DE87C #7CD3E8 #C77CE8
split-complementary
#E8917C #7CE8C7 #7C9DE8
monochromatic
#C74323 #DF6548 #E8917C #F1BDB0 #FAE8E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#E8917C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.77
#E8917C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8917C
8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8917C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8917C | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.77 | 8.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A69D7A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAF7B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FA848C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8917c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 145, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.111 34.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2b2a2',
500: '#e8917c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8917c; $custom-light: #f2b2a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8917c",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 145,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.667,
"s": 70.13,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74134,
"c": 0.11055,
"h": 34.3
},
"luminance": 0.38862
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8917C
secondary
#D1E9EF
accent
#ADD213
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FFF6F2
border
#D7D0CC
text
#17110F
muted
#85807E