#E99D8B#E99D8B
#E99D8B is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.095 H 33.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E99D8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 157, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 68%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 40%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.6%, 40.3%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.76, 26.21, 20.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.76, 33.58, 38.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.65% 0.0791 0.0532) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.65% 0.095 33.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.3236, 43.3053, 30.1294) |
| Luminance | 0.4330 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 1.93
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 3.79
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 4.21
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 4.46
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 4.64
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E99D8B #8BD7E9
analogous
#E98BA8 #E99D8B #E9CC8B
triadic
#E99D8B #8BE99D #9D8BE9
tetradic
#E99D8B #A8E98B #8BD7E9 #CC8BE9
square
#E99D8B #A8E98B #8BD7E9 #CC8BE9
split-complementary
#E99D8B #8BE9CC #8BA8E9
monochromatic
#D24828 #DF7258 #E99D8B #F3C8BE #FAE9E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#E99D8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.66
#E99D8B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E99D8B
9.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E99D8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E99D8B | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.66 | 9.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFA78A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1B68A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F99298
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e99d8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 157, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.095 33.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2baad',
500: '#e99d8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e99d8b; $custom-light: #f2baad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e99d8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 157,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.489,
"s": 68.116,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76647,
"c": 0.09526,
"h": 33.9
},
"luminance": 0.43302
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E99D8B
secondary
#D9EDF2
accent
#ACD015
background
#FFFBFA
surface
#FEF6F4
border
#D6D0CE
text
#171110
muted
#85807F