#E8A28E#E8A28E
#E8A28E is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.089 H 36.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8A28E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 162, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 66%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 39%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.2%, 38.8%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.86, 23.50, 20.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.86, 31.40, 41.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.49% 0.0711 0.0528) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.49% 0.089 36.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.0835, 44.9529, 31.5722) |
| Luminance | 0.4495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 3.17
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 3.87
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 3.95
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 4.10
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 4.68
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8A28E #8ED4E8
analogous
#E88EA7 #E8A28E #E8CF8E
triadic
#E8A28E #8EE8A2 #A28EE8
tetradic
#E8A28E #A7E88E #8ED4E8 #CF8EE8
square
#E8A28E #A7E88E #8ED4E8 #CF8EE8
split-complementary
#E8A28E #8EE8CF #8EA7E8
monochromatic
#D1502B #DE785B #E8A28E #F2CCC1 #FAEAE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#E8A28E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#E8A28E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8A28E
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8A28E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8A28E | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2AA8C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B88D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8989D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8a28e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 162, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.089 36.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1beaf',
500: '#e8a28e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8a28e; $custom-light: #f1beaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8a28e",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 162,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.333,
"s": 66.176,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77491,
"c": 0.0886,
"h": 36.6
},
"luminance": 0.44949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8A28E
secondary
#DAECF1
accent
#A5CE17
background
#FFFBFA
surface
#FEF6F4
border
#D6D0CE
text
#171210
muted
#85817F