#E0535C#E0535C
#E0535C is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.176 H 20.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0535C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 83, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 69%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 63%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.9%, 58.9%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.88, 55.48, 24.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.88, 60.70, 23.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.25% 0.1651 0.06) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.25% 0.176 20) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7688, 22.8113, 12.6426) |
| Luminance | 0.2281 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.78
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.62
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.20
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.60
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.74
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0535C #53E0D7
analogous
#E053A3 #E0535C #E09053
triadic
#E0535C #5CE053 #535CE0
tetradic
#E0535C #A3E053 #53E0D7 #9053E0
square
#E0535C #A3E053 #53E0D7 #9053E0
split-complementary
#E0535C #53E090 #53A3E0
monochromatic
#9C1C24 #D02630 #E0535C #E9878D #F3BBBE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.78
#E0535C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.56
#E0535C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E0535C
5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0535C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0535C | 1.00 | 3.78 | 5.56 | 5.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#76715B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8E58
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F53757
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0535c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 83, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.176 20.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f08a8a',
500: '#e0535c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0535c; $custom-light: #f08a8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0535c",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 83,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.17,
"s": 69.458,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63246,
"c": 0.17563,
"h": 20
},
"luminance": 0.22807
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0535C
secondary
#ACE2DF
accent
#D1C514
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C