#EA8A82

Accessibility

AAA

8.46:1

Vs white / black

2.48:1 · 8.46:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#ea8a82

RGB

rgb(234, 138, 130)

RGBA

rgba(234, 138, 130, 1)

HSL

hsl(5, 71%, 71%)

HSLA

hsla(5, 71%, 71%, 1)

HSV

hsv(5, 44%, 92%)

LAB

lab(67.49% 35.66 20.13)

LCH

lch(67.49% 40.95 29.44)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7333 0.1071 0.0509)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7333 0.1186 25.42)

XYZ

xyz(47.05, 37.29, 25.83)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 41%, 44%, 8%)

CSS

color: #ea8a82;

CSS variable

--color-ea8a82: #ea8a82;

SCSS

$color-ea8a82: #ea8a82;

JavaScript

const color = "#ea8a82";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#ea8a82";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#ea8a82" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#ea8a82", "rgb": { "r": 234, "g": 138, "b": 130 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7333 0.1186 25.42)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#ea8a82-1: #ea8a82;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

red-400

Very different · ΔE 6.09 · #F87171

Nearest CSS named color

LightCoral

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.34 · #F08080

Nearest Material color

red-200

Very different · ΔE 5.22 · #EF9A9A

Nearest Bootstrap color

danger

Very different · ΔE 18.21 · #DC3545

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ffe3dd 100ffd4cd 200ffbdb5 300faa39b 400e2837b 500c36761 600a55650 70086433e 80068312d 9004b201d 950310d0c

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fdf5f5 fcecea fae2e0 f8d8d5 f6cecb f5c5c1 f3bbb6 f1b1ac efa7a1 ee9e97 ec948c ea8a82 d77f77 c3736c b06862 9c5c57 88504c 754541 613936 4e2e2b 3b2321 271716 140c0b

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fdf5f5 fcecea fae2e0 f8d8d5 f6cecb f5c5c1 f3bbb6 f1b1ac efa7a1 ee9e97 ec948c

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

d77f77 c3736c b06862 9c5c57 88504c 754541 613936 4e2e2b 3b2321 271716 140c0b

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

e18982 d88882 d08882 c78781 be8681 b58581 ac8481 a38381 9b8381 928280 898180

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#EA8A82Stop 1 #81E1EAStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#EA81ACStop 1 #EA8A82Stop 2 #EABE81Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#EA8A82Stop 1 #81EA89Stop 2 #8981EAStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#EA8A82Stop 1 #81EABEStop 2 #81ACEAStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#57150FStop 1 #99241AStop 2 #DA3425Stop 3 #E57166Stop 4 #F0AEA8Stop 5

Using this color

Where #ea8a82 works

#EA8A82 (#ea8a82) sits in the red family at about 5° hue, 71% saturation, and 71% lightness. Contrast is 2.48:1 on white and 8.46:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: red-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #ea8a82 as small body text on white — 2.48:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Red range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #E7877E#E7877E Spectrum #E28D7E#E28D7E LightCoral#F08080 Spectrum #D68480#D68480 Chakra red 400#FC8181 Salmon#FA8072 Spectrum #D28D84#D28D84 Material Red 200#EF9A9A Web Safe #FF9999#FF9999 Pink Glamour#FF7675 Material Red 300#E57373 Tailwind red 400#F87171