#EE8A8E#EE8A8E
#EE8A8E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.122 H 17.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EE8A8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 138, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 75%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42%, 40.3%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.25, 38.41, 14.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.25, 41.08, 20.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.1% 0.1161 0.0375) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.1% 0.122 17.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.2334, 38.3114, 30.3878) |
| Luminance | 0.3831 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 3.18
Blush Pink
#FE828C
ΔE00 3.28
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 4.43
Salmon Pink
#FE7B7C
ΔE00 5.02
Carnation
#FD798F
ΔE00 5.46
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EE8A8E #8AEEEA
analogous
#EE8AC0 #EE8A8E #EEB88A
triadic
#EE8A8E #8EEE8A #8A8EEE
tetradic
#EE8A8E #C0EE8A #8AEEEA #B88AEE
square
#EE8A8E #C0EE8A #8AEEEA #B88AEE
split-complementary
#EE8A8E #8AEEB8 #8AC0EE
monochromatic
#DD2028 #E6555A #EE8A8E #F6BFC2 #FBE4E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#EE8A8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.66
#EE8A8E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EE8A8E
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EE8A8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EE8A8E | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.66 | 8.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 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)
#9E9A8E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AE8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF7E8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ee8a8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 138, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.122 17.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7adaf',
500: '#ee8a8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ee8a8e; $custom-light: #f7adaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ee8a8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 138,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.6,
"s": 74.627,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74101,
"c": 0.122,
"h": 17.9
},
"luminance": 0.38307
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EE8A8E
secondary
#D8F3F2
accent
#D7CF0F
background
#FFFAFA
surface
#FFF4F4
border
#D7CECE
text
#181010
muted
#867F7F