#E04A48#E04A48
#E04A48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.187 H 25.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E04A48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 74, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 71%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 68%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67%, 67.9%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.19, 57.97, 34.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.19, 67.26, 30.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.88% 0.1692 0.0793) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.88% 0.187 25.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3626, 21.2177, 8.4156) |
| Luminance | 0.2121 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 1.87
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.05
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.19
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.70
Strawberry (survey)
#FB2943
ΔE00 4.65
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E04A48 #48DEE0
analogous
#E04892 #E04A48 #E09648
triadic
#E04A48 #48E04A #4A48E0
tetradic
#E04A48 #92E048 #48DEE0 #9648E0
square
#E04A48 #92E048 #48DEE0 #9648E0
split-complementary
#E04A48 #48E096 #4892E0
monochromatic
#941B19 #C92422 #E04A48 #E97E7C #F2B2B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.01
#E04A48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.24
#E04A48 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E04A48
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E04A48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E04A48 | 1.00 | 4.01 | 5.24 | 5.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#736B46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998B43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6214B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e04a48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 74, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.187 25.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2857b',
500: '#e04a48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e04a48; $custom-light: #f2857b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e04a48",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 74,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.789,
"s": 71.028,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61876,
"c": 0.18688,
"h": 25.1
},
"luminance": 0.21213
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E04A48
secondary
#A4DFE0
accent
#EBEE3A
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#180C09
muted
#867D7B