#EA8A8A#EA8A8A
#EA8A8A is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.117 H 20.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EA8A8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 138, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 70%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 41%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41%, 41%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.66, 36.50, 15.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.66, 39.81, 23.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.51% 0.1102 0.0407) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.51% 0.117 20.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.6101, 37.5085, 28.7722) |
| Luminance | 0.3750 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 2.78
Blush Pink
#FE828C
ΔE00 4.27
Salmon Pink
#FE7B7C
ΔE00 4.96
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 5.82
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.94
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EA8A8A #8AEAEA
analogous
#EA8ABA #EA8A8A #EABA8A
triadic
#EA8A8A #8AEA8A #8A8AEA
tetradic
#EA8A8A #BAEA8A #8AEAEA #BA8AEA
square
#EA8A8A #BAEA8A #8AEAEA #BA8AEA
split-complementary
#EA8A8A #8AEABA #8ABAEA
monochromatic
#D42626 #E15656 #EA8A8A #F3BEBE #FAE5E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#EA8A8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.50
#EA8A8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EA8A8A
8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EA8A8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EA8A8A | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.50 | 8.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E9989
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5AC88
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB7E8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ea8a8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 138, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.117 20.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4adac',
500: '#ea8a8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ea8a8a; $custom-light: #f4adac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ea8a8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 138,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 69.565,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73513,
"c": 0.11749,
"h": 20.3
},
"luminance": 0.37504
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EA8A8A
secondary
#D9F2F2
accent
#D2D214
background
#FFFAFA
surface
#FFF4F4
border
#D7CECE
text
#171010
muted
#857F7F