#EB9999#EB9999

#EB9999 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.099 H 19.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#EB9999
RGB	rgb(235, 153, 153)
HSL	hsl(0, 67%, 76%)
HSV	hsv(0, 35%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 34.9%, 34.9%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.38, 30.72, 12.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.38, 33.27, 22.60°)
OKLab	oklab(76.5% 0.0932 0.0332)
OKLCH	oklch(76.5% 0.099 19.6)
XYZ	xyz(51.4039, 42.7483, 35.6747)
Luminance	0.4274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#EB9999 #99EBEB

analogous

#EB99C2 #EB9999 #EBC299

triadic

#EB9999 #99EB99 #9999EB

tetradic

#EB9999 #C2EB99 #99EBEB #C299EB

square

#EB9999 #C2EB99 #99EBEB #C299EB

split-complementary

#EB9999 #99EBC2 #99C2EB

monochromatic

#D73333 #E16666 #EB9999 #F5CCCC #FAE5E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.20

#EB9999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.55

#EB9999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #EB9999

9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##EB9999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##EB9999	1.00	2.20	9.55	9.55
#FFFFFF	2.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A9A599

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#BDB598

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#FB909A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AFAFAF

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #eb9999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 153, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.099 19.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#f3b8b7',
    500: '#eb9999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #eb9999;
$custom-light: #f3b8b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#eb9999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 235,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 67.213,
    "l": 76.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76503,
    "c": 0.0989,
    "h": 19.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.42745
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#EB9999

secondary

#DAF1F1

accent

#CFCF16

background

#FFFBFB

surface

#FFF6F6

border

#D7D0D0

text

#171111

muted

#858080

Preview Lab

Preview with #EB9999

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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