#E8A09E#E8A09E
#E8A09E is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.086 H 21.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8A09E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 160, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 62%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 32%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31%, 31.9%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.74, 26.50, 11.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.74, 29.04, 24.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.51% 0.0806 0.031) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.51% 0.086 21) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.0226, 44.7694, 38.2424) |
| Luminance | 0.4477 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 5.57
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 6.66
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 7.06
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 7.08
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 7.17
Lightpink
#FFB6C1
ΔE00 7.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8A09E #9EE6E8
analogous
#E89EC1 #E8A09E #E8C59E
triadic
#E8A09E #9EE8A0 #A09EE8
tetradic
#E8A09E #C1E89E #9EE6E8 #C59EE8
square
#E8A09E #C1E89E #9EE6E8 #C59EE8
split-complementary
#E8A09E #9EE8C5 #9EC1E8
monochromatic
#D13F3B #DC706D #E8A09E #F4D0CF #F9E7E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#E8A09E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.95
#E8A09E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8A09E
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8A09E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8A09E | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.95 | 9.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEAA9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFB89D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F698A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8a09e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 160, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.086 21.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1bcba',
500: '#e8a09e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8a09e; $custom-light: #f1bcba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8a09e",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 160,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.622,
"s": 61.667,
"l": 76.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77509,
"c": 0.08633,
"h": 21
},
"luminance": 0.44766
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8A09E
secondary
#DAF0F1
accent
#C5C91C
background
#FEFBFB
surface
#FDF6F6
border
#D5D0D0
text
#171211
muted
#858180