#EE8E97#EE8E97
#EE8E97 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.117 H 14.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EE8E97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 142, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 74%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 40%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.3%, 36.6%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.30, 37.35, 11.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.30, 38.94, 16.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.97% 0.1132 0.0287) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.97% 0.117 14.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.5211, 39.7617, 34.2861) |
| Luminance | 0.3976 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 3.08
Blush Pink
#FE828C
ΔE00 4.14
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 4.79
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 5.16
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 5.30
Carnation
#FD798F
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EE8E97 #8EEEE5
analogous
#EE8EC7 #EE8E97 #EEB58E
triadic
#EE8E97 #97EE8E #8E97EE
tetradic
#EE8E97 #C7EE8E #8EEEE5 #B58EEE
square
#EE8E97 #C7EE8E #8EEEE5 #B58EEE
split-complementary
#EE8E97 #8EEEB5 #8EC7EE
monochromatic
#DE2435 #E65966 #EE8E97 #F6C3C8 #FBE4E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#EE8E97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.95
#EE8E97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EE8E97
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EE8E97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EE8E97 | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.95 | 8.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A09E97
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7B095
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF8491
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ee8e97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 142, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.117 14.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6b0b5',
500: '#ee8e97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ee8e97; $custom-light: #f6b0b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ee8e97",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 142,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.375,
"s": 73.846,
"l": 74.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74969,
"c": 0.11678,
"h": 14.2
},
"luminance": 0.39758
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EE8E97
secondary
#D8F3F0
accent
#D6C310
background
#FFFAFB
surface
#FFF5F6
border
#D7CFD0
text
#171111
muted
#858080