#E04E48#E04E48
#E04E48 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.183 H 26.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E04E48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 78, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 71%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 68%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 67.9%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.78, 56.36, 34.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.78, 66.25, 31.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.32% 0.1642 0.0808) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.32% 0.183 26.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6382, 21.7689, 8.5075) |
| Luminance | 0.2176 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 1.50
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.02
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.49
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.49
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.77
Strawberry (survey)
#FB2943
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E04E48 #48DAE0
analogous
#E0488E #E04E48 #E09A48
triadic
#E04E48 #48E04E #4E48E0
tetradic
#E04E48 #8EE048 #48DAE0 #9A48E0
square
#E04E48 #8EE048 #48DAE0 #9A48E0
split-complementary
#E04E48 #48E09A #488EE0
monochromatic
#941E19 #C92922 #E04E48 #E9817C #F2B3B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.92
#E04E48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.35
#E04E48 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E04E48
5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E04E48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E04E48 | 1.00 | 3.92 | 5.35 | 5.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766D46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8C44
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6294E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e04e48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 78, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.183 26.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2877b',
500: '#e04e48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e04e48; $custom-light: #f2877b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e04e48",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 78,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.368,
"s": 71.028,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62321,
"c": 0.18299,
"h": 26.2
},
"luminance": 0.21764
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E04E48
secondary
#A4DEE0
accent
#E7EE3A
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#180C09
muted
#867D7B