#EA8A79#EA8A79
#EA8A79 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.121 H 30.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EA8A79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 138, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 73%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 48%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41%, 48.3%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.32, 34.78, 24.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.32, 42.78, 35.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.14% 0.1036 0.062) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.14% 0.121 30.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.4742, 37.0542, 22.7900) |
| Luminance | 0.3705 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 3.80
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 4.95
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 5.02
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 5.02
Salmon (survey)
#FF796C
ΔE00 5.33
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EA8A79 #79D9EA
analogous
#EA79A0 #EA8A79 #EAC379
triadic
#EA8A79 #79EA8A #8A79EA
tetradic
#EA8A79 #A0EA79 #79D9EA #C379EA
square
#EA8A79 #A0EA79 #79D9EA #C379EA
split-complementary
#EA8A79 #79EAC3 #79A0EA
monochromatic
#C93920 #E25C44 #EA8A79 #F2B8AE #FBE6E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#EA8A79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.41
#EA8A79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EA8A79
8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EA8A79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EA8A79 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.41 | 8.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A09877
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AC78
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FD7C86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ea8a79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 138, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.121 30.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4ad9f',
500: '#ea8a79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ea8a79; $custom-light: #f4ad9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ea8a79",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 138,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.027,
"s": 72.903,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73143,
"c": 0.12071,
"h": 30.9
},
"luminance": 0.3705
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EA8A79
secondary
#CFEBF0
accent
#B7D511
background
#FFFAF9
surface
#FFF4F2
border
#D7CECC
text
#18100E
muted
#867F7E