#EF8A8D#EF8A8D
#EF8A8D is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.123 H 18.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EF8A8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 138, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 42%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.3%, 41%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.35, 38.67, 15.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.35, 41.58, 21.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.2% 0.1168 0.0393) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.2% 0.123 18.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.4954, 38.4552, 30.0100) |
| Luminance | 0.3845 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 2.92
Blush Pink
#FE828C
ΔE00 3.23
Salmon Pink
#FE7B7C
ΔE00 4.73
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 4.74
Carnation
#FD798F
ΔE00 5.63
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EF8A8D #8AEFEC
analogous
#EF8AC0 #EF8A8D #EFBA8A
triadic
#EF8A8D #8DEF8A #8A8DEF
tetradic
#EF8A8D #C0EF8A #8AEFEC #BA8AEF
square
#EF8A8D #C0EF8A #8AEFEC #BA8AEF
split-complementary
#EF8A8D #8AEFBA #8AC0EF
monochromatic
#E01F24 #E85459 #EF8A8D #F6C0C1 #FBE4E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#EF8A8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.69
#EF8A8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EF8A8D
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EF8A8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EF8A8D | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.69 | 8.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F9A8D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AE8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF7E8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ef8a8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 138, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.123 18.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7adae',
500: '#ef8a8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ef8a8d; $custom-light: #f7adae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ef8a8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 138,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.218,
"s": 75.94,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74201,
"c": 0.12322,
"h": 18.6
},
"luminance": 0.38451
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EF8A8D
secondary
#D8F3F2
accent
#D8D20D
background
#FFFAFA
surface
#FFF4F4
border
#D7CECE
text
#181010
muted
#867F7F