#E96261#E96261
#E96261 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.168 H 23.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E96261 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 98, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 76%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 58%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.9%, 58.4%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.91, 52.24, 27.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.91, 58.93, 27.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.58% 0.1547 0.0663) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.58% 0.168 23.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1332, 26.9271, 14.3910) |
| Luminance | 0.2692 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 3.73
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.85
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 3.96
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.73
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 5.00
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E96261 #61E8E9
analogous
#E961A4 #E96261 #E9A661
triadic
#E96261 #61E962 #6261E9
tetradic
#E96261 #A4E961 #61E8E9 #A661E9
square
#E96261 #A4E961 #61E8E9 #A661E9
split-complementary
#E96261 #61E9A6 #61A4E9
monochromatic
#B61B19 #E22D2B #E96261 #F09797 #F8CDCC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.29
#E96261 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.38
#E96261 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E96261
6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E96261 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E96261 | 1.00 | 3.29 | 6.38 | 6.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837C60
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5985E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FE4963
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e96261; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 98, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.168 23.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6938e',
500: '#e96261',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e96261; $custom-light: #f6938e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e96261",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 98,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.441,
"s": 75.556,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66581,
"c": 0.16828,
"h": 23.2
},
"luminance": 0.26922
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E96261
secondary
#BCEAEA
accent
#D6D80E
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2F0
border
#D7CCCB
text
#180D0C
muted
#867E7D