#EF9C8A#EF9C8A
#EF9C8A is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.104 H 32.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EF9C8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 156, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 42%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.7%, 42.3%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.21, 28.94, 22.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.21, 36.50, 37.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.13% 0.087 0.0562) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.13% 0.104 32.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.0750, 43.9667, 29.7836) |
| Luminance | 0.4396 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 1.00
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 3.19
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 3.73
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 3.91
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 5.43
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EF9C8A #8ADDEF
analogous
#EF8AAB #EF9C8A #EFCF8A
triadic
#EF9C8A #8AEF9C #9C8AEF
tetradic
#EF9C8A #ABEF8A #8ADDEF #CF8AEF
square
#EF9C8A #ABEF8A #8ADDEF #CF8AEF
split-complementary
#EF9C8A #8AEFCF #8AABEF
monochromatic
#E0411F #E86E54 #EF9C8A #F6CAC0 #FBE8E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#EF9C8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.79
#EF9C8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EF9C8A
9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EF9C8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EF9C8A | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.79 | 9.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFA788
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B889
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9097
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ef9c8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 156, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.104 32.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7baac',
500: '#ef9c8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ef9c8a; $custom-light: #f7baac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ef9c8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 156,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.693,
"s": 75.94,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77134,
"c": 0.10352,
"h": 32.8
},
"luminance": 0.43963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EF9C8A
secondary
#D8EEF3
accent
#B4D80D
background
#FFFBFA
surface
#FFF6F4
border
#D7D0CE
text
#171110
muted
#85807F