#E97E72#E97E72
#E97E72 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.134 H 27.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E97E72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 126, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 73%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 51%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.9%, 51.1%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.54, 39.96, 25.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.54, 47.17, 32.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.95% 0.1188 0.0621) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.95% 0.134 27.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.1054, 33.4648, 20.0529) |
| Luminance | 0.3346 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 3.02
Salmon (survey)
#FF796C
ΔE00 3.89
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 4.13
Salmon Pink
#FE7B7C
ΔE00 4.96
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 6.64
Orange Pink
#FF6F52
ΔE00 7.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E97E72 #72DDE9
analogous
#E972A2 #E97E72 #E9B972
triadic
#E97E72 #72E97E #7E72E9
tetradic
#E97E72 #A2E972 #72DDE9 #B972E9
square
#E97E72 #A2E972 #72DDE9 #B972E9
split-complementary
#E97E72 #72E9B9 #72A2E9
monochromatic
#C22F1E #E14E3D #E97E72 #F1AEA7 #FADFDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#E97E72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.69
#E97E72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E97E72
7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E97E72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E97E72 | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.69 | 7.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#978F71
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A570
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FC6E7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e97e72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 126, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.134 27.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4a59a',
500: '#e97e72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e97e72; $custom-light: #f4a59a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e97e72",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 126,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.05,
"s": 73.006,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70947,
"c": 0.13405,
"h": 27.6
},
"luminance": 0.3346
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E97E72
secondary
#C9EAEE
accent
#C1D510
background
#FFFAF9
surface
#FFF4F2
border
#D7CECC
text
#180F0E
muted
#867F7E