#E0555B#E0555B
#E0555B is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.173 H 21.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0555B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 85, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 69%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 62%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.1%, 59.4%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.18, 54.55, 25.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.18, 60.27, 25.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.47% 0.162 0.0622) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.47% 0.173 21) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8806, 23.1044, 12.4657) |
| Luminance | 0.2310 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.10
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.47
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.01
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.28
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.45
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0555B #55E0DA
analogous
#E055A0 #E0555B #E09455
triadic
#E0555B #5BE055 #555BE0
tetradic
#E0555B #A0E055 #55E0DA #9455E0
square
#E0555B #A0E055 #55E0DA #9455E0
split-complementary
#E0555B #55E094 #55A0E0
monochromatic
#9E1D22 #D2262E #E0555B #E9898D #F3BDBF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.74
#E0555B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.62
#E0555B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E0555B
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0555B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0555B | 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)
#78725A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8F58
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F53958
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0555b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 85, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.173 21.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f08b89',
500: '#e0555b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0555b; $custom-light: #f08b89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0555b",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 85,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.41,
"s": 69.154,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63467,
"c": 0.17349,
"h": 21
},
"luminance": 0.231
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0555B
secondary
#AEE3E1
accent
#D1C914
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C