#EE9B85#EE9B85
#EE9B85 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.105 H 35.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EE9B85 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 155, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 76%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 44%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.9%, 44.1%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.77, 28.56, 24.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.77, 37.55, 40.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.74% 0.0855 0.0611) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.74% 0.105 35.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.2175, 43.3174, 27.8493) |
| Luminance | 0.4331 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 2.37
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 2.54
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 3.86
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 3.99
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 4.89
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EE9B85 #85D8EE
analogous
#EE85A4 #EE9B85 #EECF85
triadic
#EE9B85 #85EE9B #9B85EE
tetradic
#EE9B85 #A4EE85 #85D8EE #CF85EE
square
#EE9B85 #A4EE85 #85D8EE #CF85EE
split-complementary
#EE9B85 #85EECF #85A4EE
monochromatic
#DA461E #E76F4F #EE9B85 #F5C7BB #FBE9E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#EE9B85 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.66
#EE9B85 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EE9B85
9.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EE9B85 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EE9B85 | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.66 | 9.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFA683
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B784
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF8F95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ee9b85; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 155, 133); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.105 35.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6b9a8',
500: '#ee9b85',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ee9b85; $custom-light: #f6b9a8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ee9b85",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 155,
"b": 133
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.571,
"s": 75.54,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76741,
"c": 0.10509,
"h": 35.6
},
"luminance": 0.43313
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EE9B85
secondary
#D8EDF3
accent
#ADD80E
background
#FFFBFA
surface
#FFF6F4
border
#D7D0CE
text
#17110F
muted
#85807F