#E99E8A#E99E8A
#E99E8A is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.095 H 35.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E99E8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 158, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 68%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 41%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.2%, 40.8%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.97, 25.57, 21.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.97, 33.61, 40.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.8% 0.0771 0.0551) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.8% 0.095 35.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.4208, 43.6160, 29.8029) |
| Luminance | 0.4361 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 2.45
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 3.33
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 4.02
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 4.11
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 4.86
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E99E8A #8AD5E9
analogous
#E98AA5 #E99E8A #E9CE8A
triadic
#E99E8A #8AE99E #9E8AE9
tetradic
#E99E8A #A5E98A #8AD5E9 #CE8AE9
square
#E99E8A #A5E98A #8AD5E9 #CE8AE9
split-complementary
#E99E8A #8AE9CE #8AA5E9
monochromatic
#D14B27 #DF7356 #E99E8A #F3C9BE #FAEAE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#E99E8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.72
#E99E8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E99E8A
9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E99E8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E99E8A | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.72 | 9.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A788
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1B689
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F99399
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e99e8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 158, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.095 35.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2bbac',
500: '#e99e8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e99e8a; $custom-light: #f2bbac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e99e8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 158,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.632,
"s": 68.345,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76802,
"c": 0.09476,
"h": 35.6
},
"luminance": 0.43612
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E99E8A
secondary
#D9EDF2
accent
#A9D015
background
#FFFBFA
surface
#FEF6F4
border
#D6D0CE
text
#171210
muted
#85817F