#E9ABCE

Closest named color: Cherry Blossom Pink (#F4ACB7). oklch(80.9% 0.085 344.3), rgb(233, 171, 206).

Black text reads best on this color (11.18:1).

About this color

#E9ABCE is a light, moderately saturated pink. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.085 and its hue 344°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cherry Blossom Pink (#F4ACB7), ΔE 0.037 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.18:1.

Hue family	Pinks
Lightness	light (81%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.085)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Cherry Blossom Pink (#F4ACB7)
Black text	11.18:1
White text	1.87:1

Values

HEX	#E9ABCE
RGB	rgb(233, 171, 206)
HSL	hsl(326, 58%, 79%)
OKLCH	oklch(80.9% 0.085 344.3)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #E9ABCE	1.87:1	Fails	Lc -39.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #E9ABCE	11.18:1	AAA	Lc 68.4	Content text, not long reading
#E9ABCE text on white	1.87:1	Fails	Lc 35.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#E9ABCE text on black	11.18:1	AAA	Lc -67.0	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#FBF3F7

oklch(97.1% 0.01 345.4)
Step 100
100

#F7E4EE

oklch(93.7% 0.024 344.4)
Step 200
200

#F1CDE1

oklch(88.5% 0.048 343.6)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#E9ABCE

oklch(80.9% 0.085 344.3)
Step 400
400

#DB7CB5

oklch(70.7% 0.136 344.3)
Step 500
500

#CE56A2

oklch(63% 0.174 344.3)
Step 600
600

#BA368D

oklch(55.6% 0.189 344.6)
Step 700
700

#9F2778

oklch(49% 0.175 344.2)
Step 800
800

#822362

oklch(42.8% 0.146 344.3)
Step 900
900

#692350

oklch(37.8% 0.114 344.4)
Step 950
950

#3E162F

oklch(27.2% 0.072 344.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#E9ABCE with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#AFB7CF	0.087
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#BDC1CC	0.082
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#F1ABB7	0.034
Achromatopsia (no color)	#BDBDBD	0.086