#E0504C#E0504C
#E0504C is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.180 H 25.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0504C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 80, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 70%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 66%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.3%, 66.1%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.14, 55.75, 32.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.14, 64.77, 30.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.61% 0.163 0.0773) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.61% 0.18 25.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9172, 22.1113, 9.2653) |
| Luminance | 0.2211 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 1.29
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.22
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.29
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.17
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.52
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0504C #4CDCE0
analogous
#E04C92 #E0504C #E09A4C
triadic
#E0504C #4CE050 #504CE0
tetradic
#E0504C #92E04C #4CDCE0 #9A4CE0
square
#E0504C #92E04C #4CDCE0 #9A4CE0
split-complementary
#E0504C #4CE09A #4C92E0
monochromatic
#971E1A #CC2823 #E0504C #E98380 #F2B6B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.87
#E0504C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.42
#E0504C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E0504C
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0504C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0504C | 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)
#776E4A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8D48
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F52E50
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0504c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 80, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.180 25.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1887e',
500: '#e0504c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0504c; $custom-light: #f1887e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0504c",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 80,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.622,
"s": 70.476,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62612,
"c": 0.18042,
"h": 25.4
},
"luminance": 0.22106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0504C
secondary
#A7DFE1
accent
#E8ED3B
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#180C0A
muted
#867D7C