#E98C8E#E98C8E
#E98C8E is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.114 H 18.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E98C8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 140, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 68%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 40%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.9%, 39.1%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.05, 35.53, 14.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.05, 38.26, 21.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.81% 0.1075 0.0366) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.81% 0.114 18.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.8671, 38.0368, 30.4068) |
| Luminance | 0.3803 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 3.62
Blush Pink
#FE828C
ΔE00 4.39
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.18
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 5.20
Salmon Pink
#FE7B7C
ΔE00 5.73
Carnation
#FD798F
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E98C8E #8CE9E7
analogous
#E98CBC #E98C8E #E9B88C
triadic
#E98C8E #8EE98C #8C8EE9
tetradic
#E98C8E #BCE98C #8CE9E7 #B88CE9
square
#E98C8E #BCE98C #8CE9E7 #B88CE9
split-complementary
#E98C8E #8CE9B8 #8CBCE9
monochromatic
#D2282C #DF595C #E98C8E #F3BFC0 #FAE5E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#E98C8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.61
#E98C8E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E98C8E
8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E98C8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E98C8E | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.61 | 8.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F9B8E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5AD8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FA818D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e98c8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 140, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.114 18.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3afaf',
500: '#e98c8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e98c8e; $custom-light: #f3afaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e98c8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 140,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.71,
"s": 67.883,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73814,
"c": 0.11351,
"h": 18.8
},
"luminance": 0.38033
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E98C8E
secondary
#D9F2F1
accent
#D0CC16
background
#FFFAFA
surface
#FFF4F4
border
#D7CECE
text
#171010
muted
#857F7F