#E99C8D#E99C8D
#E99C8D is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.096 H 31.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E99C8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 156, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 68%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 39%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33%, 39.5%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.57, 26.97, 19.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.57, 33.36, 36.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.52% 0.0815 0.0499) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.52% 0.096 31.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.3026, 43.0273, 30.8499) |
| Luminance | 0.4302 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 1.64
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 4.17
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 4.68
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 4.70
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 5.52
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E99C8D #8DDAE9
analogous
#E98DAC #E99C8D #E9CA8D
triadic
#E99C8D #8DE99C #9C8DE9
tetradic
#E99C8D #ACE98D #8DDAE9 #CA8DE9
square
#E99C8D #ACE98D #8DDAE9 #CA8DE9
split-complementary
#E99C8D #8DE9CA #8DACE9
monochromatic
#D34429 #DF6F5A #E99C8D #F3C9C0 #FAE9E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#E99C8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.60
#E99C8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E99C8D
9.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E99C8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E99C8D | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.60 | 9.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA68C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0B58C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F99198
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e99c8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 156, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.096 31.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2b9ae',
500: '#e99c8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e99c8d; $custom-light: #f2b9ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e99c8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 156,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.783,
"s": 67.647,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76515,
"c": 0.09553,
"h": 31.5
},
"luminance": 0.43024
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E99C8D
secondary
#D9EEF2
accent
#B1D016
background
#FFFBFA
surface
#FEF6F4
border
#D6D0CE
text
#171110
muted
#85807F