#E9997F#E9997F
#E9997F is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.104 H 38.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9997F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 153, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 71%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 45%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.3%, 45.5%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.62, 27.07, 26.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.62, 37.54, 43.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.69% 0.0808 0.0648) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.69% 0.104 38.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8288, 41.6423, 25.5406) |
| Luminance | 0.4164 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 0.99
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 3.70
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 4.15
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 4.82
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 5.06
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9997F #7FCFE9
analogous
#E97F9A #E9997F #E9CE7F
triadic
#E9997F #7FE999 #997FE9
tetradic
#E9997F #9AE97F #7FCFE9 #CE7FE9
square
#E9997F #9AE97F #7FCFE9 #CE7FE9
split-complementary
#E9997F #7FE9CE #7F9AE9
monochromatic
#CB4C23 #E06F4B #E9997F #F2C3B3 #FBEAE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#E9997F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.33
#E9997F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9997F
9.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9997F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9997F | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.33 | 9.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA37D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0B37E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB8C92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9997f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 153, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.104 38.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3b7a4',
500: '#e9997f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9997f; $custom-light: #f3b7a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9997f",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 153,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.717,
"s": 70.667,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75694,
"c": 0.10355,
"h": 38.8
},
"luminance": 0.41638
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9997F
secondary
#D4E9F0
accent
#A4D313
background
#FFFBFA
surface
#FFF6F4
border
#D7D0CE
text
#17110F
muted
#85807F