#E04A55#E04A55
#E04A55 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.186 H 20.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E04A55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 74, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 71%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 67%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67%, 62.1%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.39, 58.71, 26.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.39, 64.54, 24.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.09% 0.1741 0.0644) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.09% 0.186 20.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8324, 21.4056, 10.8901) |
| Luminance | 0.2140 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.92
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.21
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.11
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.19
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.30
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 4.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E04A55 #4AE0D5
analogous
#E04AA0 #E04A55 #E08A4A
triadic
#E04A55 #55E04A #4A55E0
tetradic
#E04A55 #A0E04A #4AE0D5 #8A4AE0
square
#E04A55 #A0E04A #4AE0D5 #8A4AE0
split-complementary
#E04A55 #4AE08A #4AA0E0
monochromatic
#961A23 #CA232F #E04A55 #E97E86 #F2B3B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.98
#E04A55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.28
#E04A55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E04A55
5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E04A55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E04A55 | 1.00 | 3.98 | 5.28 | 5.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#726B54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988B51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5254F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e04a55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 74, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.186 20.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f18584',
500: '#e04a55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e04a55; $custom-light: #f18584; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e04a55",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 74,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.6,
"s": 70.755,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62093,
"c": 0.18562,
"h": 20.3
},
"luminance": 0.21401
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E04A55
secondary
#A5E1DC
accent
#EEE03A
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C