#E04E50#E04E50
#E04E50 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.182 H 23.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E04E50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 78, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 70%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 65%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 64.3%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.90, 56.81, 30.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.90, 64.41, 28.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.45% 0.1671 0.072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.45% 0.182 23.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9163, 21.8801, 9.9725) |
| Luminance | 0.2188 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 1.85
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.25
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.16
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.24
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.20
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E04E50 #4EE0DE
analogous
#E04E99 #E04E50 #E0954E
triadic
#E04E50 #50E04E #4E50E0
tetradic
#E04E50 #99E04E #4EE0DE #954EE0
square
#E04E50 #99E04E #4EE0DE #954EE0
split-complementary
#E04E50 #4EE095 #4E99E0
monochromatic
#991B1C #CD2426 #E04E50 #E98283 #F2B6B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.91
#E04E50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.37
#E04E50 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E04E50
5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E04E50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E04E50 | 1.00 | 3.91 | 5.37 | 5.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#756D4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8C4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F52B50
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e04e50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 78, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.182 23.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f18781',
500: '#e04e50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e04e50; $custom-light: #f18781; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e04e50",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 78,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.178,
"s": 70.192,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62448,
"c": 0.18195,
"h": 23.3
},
"luminance": 0.21875
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E04E50
secondary
#A8E1E1
accent
#EDEB3B
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#180C0A
muted
#867D7C