#EE8B74#EE8B74
#EE8B74 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.126 H 34.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EE8B74 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 139, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 78%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 51%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.6%, 51.3%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.95, 35.33, 28.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.95, 45.45, 38.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.71% 0.1044 0.0704) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.71% 0.126 34) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.6480, 37.9079, 21.3272) |
| Luminance | 0.3790 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 3.81
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 4.35
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 5.06
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 5.30
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.48
Salmon (survey)
#FF796C
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EE8B74 #74D7EE
analogous
#EE749A #EE8B74 #EEC874
triadic
#EE8B74 #74EE8B #8B74EE
tetradic
#EE8B74 #9AEE74 #74D7EE #C874EE
square
#EE8B74 #9AEE74 #74D7EE #C874EE
split-complementary
#EE8B74 #74EEC8 #749AEE
monochromatic
#CE3B19 #E75D3D #EE8B74 #F5B9AB #FBE6E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#EE8B74 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.58
#EE8B74 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EE8B74
8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EE8B74 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EE8B74 | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.58 | 8.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A39972
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAE73
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF7B85
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ee8b74; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 139, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.126 34.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7ae9c',
500: '#ee8b74',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ee8b74; $custom-light: #f7ae9c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ee8b74",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 139,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.311,
"s": 78.205,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73708,
"c": 0.12592,
"h": 34
},
"luminance": 0.37903
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EE8B74
secondary
#CDEAF0
accent
#B3DA0B
background
#FFFAF9
surface
#FFF4F2
border
#D7CECC
text
#18100E
muted
#867F7E