#E9796C#E9796C
#E9796C is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.141 H 28.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9796C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 121, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 74%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 54%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.1%, 53.6%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.41, 41.99, 26.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.41, 49.89, 32.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.06% 0.1243 0.0662) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.06% 0.141 28) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1516, 32.0857, 18.1051) |
| Luminance | 0.3208 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 3.36
Salmon (survey)
#FF796C
ΔE00 3.72
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 4.93
Salmon Pink
#FE7B7C
ΔE00 5.40
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 5.91
Orange Pink
#FF6F52
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9796C #6CDCE9
analogous
#E96C9E #E9796C #E9B86C
triadic
#E9796C #6CE979 #796CE9
tetradic
#E9796C #9EE96C #6CDCE9 #B86CE9
square
#E9796C #9EE96C #6CDCE9 #B86CE9
split-complementary
#E9796C #6CE9B8 #6C9EE9
monochromatic
#BE2D1C #E14837 #E9796C #F1AAA1 #F9DAD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#E9796C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.42
#E9796C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9796C
7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9796C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9796C | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.42 | 7.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#948B6A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA36A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FD6776
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9796c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 121, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.141 28.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5a296',
500: '#e9796c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9796c; $custom-light: #f5a296; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9796c",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 121,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.24,
"s": 73.964,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70057,
"c": 0.14083,
"h": 28
},
"luminance": 0.32081
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9796C
secondary
#C4E8EC
accent
#C1D60F
background
#FFFAF9
surface
#FFF4F2
border
#D7CECC
text
#180F0D
muted
#867F7E