#EE8B72#EE8B72
#EE8B72 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.127 H 35.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EE8B72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 139, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 78%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 52%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.6%, 52.1%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.92, 35.16, 29.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.92, 45.99, 40.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.67% 0.1036 0.0727) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.67% 0.127 35.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.5329, 37.8619, 20.7211) |
| Luminance | 0.3786 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 3.51
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 4.80
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.09
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 5.43
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 5.61
Melon
#FF7855
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EE8B72 #72D5EE
analogous
#EE7297 #EE8B72 #EEC972
triadic
#EE8B72 #72EE8B #8B72EE
tetradic
#EE8B72 #97EE72 #72D5EE #C972EE
square
#EE8B72 #97EE72 #72D5EE #C972EE
split-complementary
#EE8B72 #72EEC9 #7297EE
monochromatic
#CD3D19 #E75E3B #EE8B72 #F5B8A9 #FBE5DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#EE8B72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.57
#EE8B72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EE8B72
8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EE8B72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EE8B72 | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.57 | 8.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A39970
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAE71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF7B85
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ee8b72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 139, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.127 35.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8ae9b',
500: '#ee8b72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ee8b72; $custom-light: #f8ae9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ee8b72",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 139,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.097,
"s": 78.481,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7367,
"c": 0.12661,
"h": 35.1
},
"luminance": 0.37857
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EE8B72
secondary
#CCE9F0
accent
#B1DB0B
background
#FFFAF9
surface
#FFF4F2
border
#D7CECC
text
#18100E
muted
#867F7E