#EE8973#EE8973
#EE8973 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.128 H 33.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EE8973 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 137, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 78%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 52%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.4%, 51.7%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.51, 36.28, 28.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.51, 46.18, 38.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.36% 0.1072 0.0703) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.36% 0.128 33.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.3032, 37.3109, 20.9268) |
| Luminance | 0.3731 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 3.84
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 4.38
Salmon (survey)
#FF796C
ΔE00 5.18
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 5.23
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.47
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EE8973 #73D8EE
analogous
#EE739B #EE8973 #EEC773
triadic
#EE8973 #73EE89 #8973EE
tetradic
#EE8973 #9BEE73 #73D8EE #C773EE
square
#EE8973 #9BEE73 #73D8EE #C773EE
split-complementary
#EE8973 #73EEC7 #739BEE
monochromatic
#CE3919 #E75B3C #EE8973 #F5B7AA #FBE5E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#EE8973 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.46
#EE8973 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EE8973
8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EE8973 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EE8973 | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.46 | 8.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A19771
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAD72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF7984
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ee8973; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 137, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.128 33.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8ad9b',
500: '#ee8973',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ee8973; $custom-light: #f8ad9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ee8973",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 137,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.732,
"s": 78.344,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73363,
"c": 0.12818,
"h": 33.2
},
"luminance": 0.37306
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EE8973
secondary
#CDEAF0
accent
#B5DB0B
background
#FFFAF9
surface
#FFF4F2
border
#D7CECC
text
#18100E
muted
#867F7E