#EE8A81#EE8A81
#EE8A81 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.123 H 25.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EE8A81 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 138, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 76%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 46%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42%, 45.8%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.98, 37.06, 21.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.98, 42.82, 30.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.81% 0.1111 0.054) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.81% 0.123 25.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.3137, 37.9435, 25.5440) |
| Luminance | 0.3794 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 3.42
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 3.78
Salmon Pink
#FE7B7C
ΔE00 4.70
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 4.86
Salmon (survey)
#FF796C
ΔE00 5.23
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EE8A81 #81E5EE
analogous
#EE81AF #EE8A81 #EEC181
triadic
#EE8A81 #81EE8A #8A81EE
tetradic
#EE8A81 #AFEE81 #81E5EE #C181EE
square
#EE8A81 #AFEE81 #81E5EE #C181EE
split-complementary
#EE8A81 #81EEC1 #81AFEE
monochromatic
#D82C1D #E7584B #EE8A81 #F5BCB7 #FBE6E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#EE8A81 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.59
#EE8A81 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EE8A81
8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EE8A81 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EE8A81 | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.59 | 8.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A09980
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9AE7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF7C88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ee8a81; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 138, 129); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.123 25.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7ada5',
500: '#ee8a81',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ee8a81; $custom-light: #f7ada5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ee8a81",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 138,
"b": 129
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.954,
"s": 76.224,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73806,
"c": 0.12349,
"h": 25.9
},
"luminance": 0.37939
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EE8A81
secondary
#D8F1F3
accent
#C8D80D
background
#FFFAFA
surface
#FFF4F4
border
#D7CECE
text
#18100F
muted
#867F7F