#E9B3A2#E9B3A2
#E9B3A2 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.522; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.068 H 38.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9B3A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 179, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 62%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 30%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.2%, 30.5%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.39, 17.26, 16.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.39, 23.71, 43.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.16% 0.0532 0.0418) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.16% 0.068 38.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.2472, 52.1754, 41.2836) |
| Luminance | 0.5217 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 4.99
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 6.08
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 6.86
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 7.00
Apricot
#FBCEB1
ΔE00 8.40
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 8.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9B3A2 #A2D8E9
analogous
#E9A2B5 #E9B3A2 #E9D6A2
triadic
#E9B3A2 #A2E9B3 #B3A2E9
tetradic
#E9B3A2 #B5E9A2 #A2D8E9 #D6A2E9
square
#E9B3A2 #B5E9A2 #A2D8E9 #D6A2E9
split-complementary
#E9B3A2 #A2E9D6 #A2B5E9
monochromatic
#D2623F #DD8B71 #E9B3A2 #F5DBD3 #F9EBE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.84
#E9B3A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.43
#E9B3A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9B3A2
11.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9B3A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9B3A2 | 1.00 | 1.84 | 11.43 | 11.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0B9A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCC3A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6ABAE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9b3a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 179, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.068 38.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1c9bd',
500: '#e9b3a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9b3a2; $custom-light: #f1c9bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9b3a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 179,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.366,
"s": 61.739,
"l": 77.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81157,
"c": 0.06767,
"h": 38.2
},
"luminance": 0.52172
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9B3A2
secondary
#6BAFC4
accent
#A0C91C
background
#FFFDFD
surface
#FEF9F8
border
#D6D2D1
text
#171312
muted
#858282