#E0525E#E0525E
#E0525E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.177 H 18.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0525E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 82, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 70%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 63%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.4%, 58%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.76, 56.04, 23.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.76, 60.70, 22.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.17% 0.1672 0.0571) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.17% 0.177 18.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7814, 22.6948, 13.0838) |
| Luminance | 0.2269 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.55
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.91
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.46
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.96
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 4.98
Reddish Pink
#FE2C54
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0525E #52E0D4
analogous
#E052A5 #E0525E #E08D52
triadic
#E0525E #5EE052 #525EE0
tetradic
#E0525E #A5E052 #52E0D4 #8D52E0
square
#E0525E #A5E052 #52E0D4 #8D52E0
split-complementary
#E0525E #52E08D #52A5E0
monochromatic
#9C1C27 #D02534 #E0525E #E9868E #F3BABF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.79
#E0525E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.54
#E0525E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E0525E
5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0525E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0525E | 1.00 | 3.79 | 5.54 | 5.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#75705E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8E5A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F53657
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0525e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 82, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.177 18.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0898b',
500: '#e0525e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0525e; $custom-light: #f0898b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0525e",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 82,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.93,
"s": 69.608,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63167,
"c": 0.17665,
"h": 18.9
},
"luminance": 0.2269
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0525E
secondary
#ACE2DE
accent
#ECDD3B
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180C0C
muted
#867D7D