#E04E5E#E04E5E
#E04E5E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.181 H 17.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E04E5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 78, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 70%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 65%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 58%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.14, 57.70, 22.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.14, 61.93, 21.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.71% 0.1724 0.0552) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.71% 0.181 17.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4886, 22.1090, 12.9862) |
| Luminance | 0.2210 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.39
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.43
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.47
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 4.62
Reddish Pink
#FE2C54
ΔE00 5.08
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E04E5E #4EE0D0
analogous
#E04EA7 #E04E5E #E0874E
triadic
#E04E5E #5EE04E #4E5EE0
tetradic
#E04E5E #A7E04E #4EE0D0 #874EE0
square
#E04E5E #A7E04E #4EE0D0 #874EE0
split-complementary
#E04E5E #4EE087 #4EA7E0
monochromatic
#991B29 #CD2436 #E04E5E #E9828D #F2B6BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.87
#E04E5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.42
#E04E5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E04E5E
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E04E5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E04E5E | 1.00 | 3.87 | 5.42 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#736E5E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988D5A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F52F55
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e04e5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 78, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.181 17.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0878b',
500: '#e04e5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e04e5e; $custom-light: #f0878b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e04e5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 78,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.425,
"s": 70.192,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62708,
"c": 0.18105,
"h": 17.7
},
"luminance": 0.22104
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E04E5E
secondary
#A8E1DB
accent
#EDD93B
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180C0C
muted
#867D7D