#ED8A8D#ED8A8D
#ED8A8D is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.121 H 18.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ED8A8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 138, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 73%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.8%, 40.5%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.10, 37.93, 14.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.10, 40.75, 21.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.95% 0.1146 0.0383) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.95% 0.121 18.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8238, 38.1089, 29.9785) |
| Luminance | 0.3810 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 3.02
Blush Pink
#FE828C
ΔE00 3.49
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 4.77
Salmon Pink
#FE7B7C
ΔE00 4.97
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.72
Carnation
#FD798F
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ED8A8D #8AEDEA
analogous
#ED8ABE #ED8A8D #EDB88A
triadic
#ED8A8D #8DED8A #8A8DED
tetradic
#ED8A8D #BEED8A #8AEDEA #B88AED
square
#ED8A8D #BEED8A #8AEDEA #B88AED
split-complementary
#ED8A8D #8AEDB8 #8ABEED
monochromatic
#DB2227 #E55559 #ED8A8D #F5BFC1 #FBE4E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#ED8A8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#ED8A8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ED8A8D
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ED8A8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ED8A8D | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.62 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E9A8D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6AE8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF7E8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ed8a8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 138, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.121 18.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6adae',
500: '#ed8a8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ed8a8d; $custom-light: #f6adae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ed8a8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 138,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.182,
"s": 73.333,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73954,
"c": 0.12086,
"h": 18.5
},
"luminance": 0.38105
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ED8A8D
secondary
#D8F3F2
accent
#D5CF10
background
#FFFAFA
surface
#FFF4F4
border
#D7CECE
text
#171010
muted
#857F7F