#E98C8A#E98C8A
#E98C8A is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.114 H 21.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E98C8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 140, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 68%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 41%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.9%, 40.8%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.96, 35.09, 16.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.96, 38.69, 24.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.72% 0.1059 0.0417) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.72% 0.114 21.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.5722, 37.9188, 28.8534) |
| Luminance | 0.3791 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 3.21
Blush Pink
#FE828C
ΔE00 4.91
Salmon Pink
#FE7B7C
ΔE00 5.33
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 6.20
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 6.33
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E98C8A #8AE7E9
analogous
#E98AB8 #E98C8A #E9BB8A
triadic
#E98C8A #8AE98C #8C8AE9
tetradic
#E98C8A #B8E98A #8AE7E9 #BB8AE9
square
#E98C8A #B8E98A #8AE7E9 #BB8AE9
split-complementary
#E98C8A #8AE9BB #8AB8E9
monochromatic
#D12B27 #DF5956 #E98C8A #F3BFBE #FAE6E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#E98C8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.58
#E98C8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E98C8A
8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E98C8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E98C8A | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.58 | 8.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F9A89
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6AD88
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FA818C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e98c8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 140, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.114 21.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3afac',
500: '#e98c8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e98c8a; $custom-light: #f3afac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e98c8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 140,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.263,
"s": 68.345,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73719,
"c": 0.11383,
"h": 21.5
},
"luminance": 0.37915
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E98C8A
secondary
#D9F1F2
accent
#CCD015
background
#FFFAFA
surface
#FFF4F4
border
#D7CECE
text
#171010
muted
#857F7F