#E0555A#E0555A
#E0555A is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.174 H 21.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0555A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 85, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 69%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 62%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.1%, 59.8%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.16, 54.49, 26.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.16, 60.44, 25.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.45% 0.1616 0.0634) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.45% 0.174 21.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8378, 23.0872, 12.2400) |
| Luminance | 0.2308 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 1.84
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.46
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.73
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.21
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.28
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0555A #55E0DB
analogous
#E0559F #E0555A #E09655
triadic
#E0555A #5AE055 #555AE0
tetradic
#E0555A #9FE055 #55E0DB #9655E0
square
#E0555A #9FE055 #55E0DB #9655E0
split-complementary
#E0555A #55E096 #559FE0
monochromatic
#9E1D21 #D2262C #E0555A #E9898C #F3BDBE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.74
#E0555A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.62
#E0555A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E0555A
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0555A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0555A | 1.00 | 3.74 | 5.62 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#787259
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8F56
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F53958
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0555a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 85, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.174 21.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f08b88',
500: '#e0555a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0555a; $custom-light: #f08b88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0555a",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 85,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.842,
"s": 69.154,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63448,
"c": 0.17357,
"h": 21.4
},
"luminance": 0.23082
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0555A
secondary
#AEE3E1
accent
#D1CA14
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C