#EE8A8D#EE8A8D
#EE8A8D is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.122 H 18.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EE8A8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 138, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 75%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42%, 40.8%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.23, 38.30, 15.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.23, 41.16, 21.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.08% 0.1157 0.0388) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.08% 0.122 18.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.1586, 38.2815, 29.9942) |
| Luminance | 0.3828 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 2.97
Blush Pink
#FE828C
ΔE00 3.36
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 4.75
Salmon Pink
#FE7B7C
ΔE00 4.84
Carnation
#FD798F
ΔE00 5.67
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EE8A8D #8AEEEB
analogous
#EE8ABF #EE8A8D #EEB98A
triadic
#EE8A8D #8DEE8A #8A8DEE
tetradic
#EE8A8D #BFEE8A #8AEEEB #B98AEE
square
#EE8A8D #BFEE8A #8AEEEB #B98AEE
split-complementary
#EE8A8D #8AEEB9 #8ABFEE
monochromatic
#DD2026 #E65559 #EE8A8D #F6BFC1 #FBE4E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#EE8A8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.66
#EE8A8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EE8A8D
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EE8A8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EE8A8D | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.66 | 8.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E9A8D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AE8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF7E8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ee8a8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 138, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.122 18.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7adae',
500: '#ee8a8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ee8a8d; $custom-light: #f7adae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ee8a8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 138,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.2,
"s": 74.627,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74077,
"c": 0.12204,
"h": 18.5
},
"luminance": 0.38277
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EE8A8D
secondary
#D8F3F2
accent
#D7D10F
background
#FFFAFA
surface
#FFF4F4
border
#D7CECE
text
#181010
muted
#867F7F