#E99CAA#E99CAA
#E99CAA is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.093 H 7.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E99CAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 156, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 64%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 33%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33%, 27%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.23, 30.58, 4.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.23, 30.92, 8.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.24% 0.0926 0.0123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.24% 0.093 7.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.7497, 44.0062, 43.7381) |
| Luminance | 0.4400 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 2.53
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 3.92
Soft Pink
#FDB0C0
ΔE00 5.30
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.60
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 5.72
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E99CAA #9CE9DB
analogous
#E99CD1 #E99CAA #E9B59C
triadic
#E99CAA #AAE99C #9CAAE9
tetradic
#E99CAA #D1E99C #9CE9DB #B59CE9
square
#E99CAA #D1E99C #9CE9DB #B59CE9
split-complementary
#E99CAA #9CE9B5 #9CD1E9
monochromatic
#D33854 #DE6A7F #E99CAA #F4CED5 #F9E6EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#E99CAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.80
#E99CAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E99CAA
9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E99CAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E99CAA | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.80 | 9.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A9AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAB7A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F696A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e99caa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 156, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.093 7.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1bac3',
500: '#e99caa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e99caa; $custom-light: #f1bac3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e99caa",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 156,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.091,
"s": 63.636,
"l": 76.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77238,
"c": 0.09342,
"h": 7.6
},
"luminance": 0.44003
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E99CAA
secondary
#DAF1ED
accent
#CBAB1A
background
#FEFBFB
surface
#FDF6F7
border
#D5D0D0
text
#171112
muted
#858081