#E99CA0#E99CA0
#E99CA0 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.092 H 16.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E99CA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 156, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 64%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 33%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33%, 31.3%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.99, 29.26, 9.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.99, 30.83, 18.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.97% 0.0889 0.0255) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.97% 0.092 16) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.8395, 43.6421, 38.9443) |
| Luminance | 0.4364 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 5.05
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.65
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 6.44
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 6.47
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 6.70
Soft Pink
#FDB0C0
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E99CA0 #9CE9E5
analogous
#E99CC7 #E99CA0 #E9BF9C
triadic
#E99CA0 #A0E99C #9CA0E9
tetradic
#E99CA0 #C7E99C #9CE9E5 #BF9CE9
square
#E99CA0 #C7E99C #9CE9E5 #BF9CE9
split-complementary
#E99CA0 #9CE9BF #9CC7E9
monochromatic
#D33840 #DE6A70 #E99CA0 #F4CED0 #F9E6E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#E99CA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.73
#E99CA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E99CA0
9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E99CA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E99CA0 | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.73 | 9.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA8A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCB69F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8949E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e99ca0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 156, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.092 16.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2babc',
500: '#e99ca0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e99ca0; $custom-light: #f2babc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e99ca0",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 156,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.883,
"s": 63.636,
"l": 76.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76971,
"c": 0.09245,
"h": 16
},
"luminance": 0.43639
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E99CA0
secondary
#DAF1F0
accent
#CBC21A
background
#FFFBFB
surface
#FEF6F6
border
#D6D0D0
text
#171112
muted
#858081