#EF8A81#EF8A81
#EF8A81 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.125 H 25.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EF8A81 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 138, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 77%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 46%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.3%, 46%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.11, 37.43, 21.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.11, 43.24, 30.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.93% 0.1122 0.0545) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.93% 0.125 25.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.6504, 38.1172, 25.5598) |
| Luminance | 0.3811 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 3.40
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 3.68
Salmon Pink
#FE7B7C
ΔE00 4.60
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 4.78
Salmon (survey)
#FF796C
ΔE00 5.13
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EF8A81 #81E6EF
analogous
#EF81AF #EF8A81 #EFC181
triadic
#EF8A81 #81EF8A #8A81EF
tetradic
#EF8A81 #AFEF81 #81E6EF #C181EF
square
#EF8A81 #AFEF81 #81E6EF #C181EF
split-complementary
#EF8A81 #81EFC1 #81AFEF
monochromatic
#DA2B1C #E8584B #EF8A81 #F6BCB7 #FCE6E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#EF8A81 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#EF8A81 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EF8A81
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EF8A81 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EF8A81 | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.62 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A19980
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9AE7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF7C88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ef8a81; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 138, 129); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.125 25.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8ada5',
500: '#ef8a81',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ef8a81; $custom-light: #f8ada5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ef8a81",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 138,
"b": 129
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.909,
"s": 77.465,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7393,
"c": 0.12467,
"h": 25.9
},
"luminance": 0.38113
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EF8A81
secondary
#D8F1F3
accent
#C9DA0C
background
#FFFAFA
surface
#FFF4F4
border
#D7CECE
text
#18100F
muted
#867F7F