#E04E56#E04E56
#E04E56 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.181 H 21.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E04E56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 78, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 70%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 65%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 61.6%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.00, 57.17, 27.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.00, 63.22, 25.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.55% 0.1694 0.065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.55% 0.181 21) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1480, 21.9728, 11.1927) |
| Luminance | 0.2197 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.47
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.22
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.78
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.82
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.92
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E04E56 #4EE0D8
analogous
#E04E9F #E04E56 #E08F4E
triadic
#E04E56 #56E04E #4E56E0
tetradic
#E04E56 #9FE04E #4EE0D8 #8F4EE0
square
#E04E56 #9FE04E #4EE0D8 #8F4EE0
split-complementary
#E04E56 #4EE08F #4E9FE0
monochromatic
#991B22 #CD242D #E04E56 #E98288 #F2B6B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.89
#E04E56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.39
#E04E56 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E04E56
5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E04E56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E04E56 | 1.00 | 3.89 | 5.39 | 5.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#746E55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998D52
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F52D52
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e04e56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 78, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.181 21.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f18785',
500: '#e04e56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e04e56; $custom-light: #f18785; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e04e56",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 78,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.712,
"s": 70.192,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62553,
"c": 0.18141,
"h": 21
},
"luminance": 0.21968
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E04E56
secondary
#A8E1DE
accent
#EDE33B
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C