#E05856#E05856
#E05856 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.171 H 24.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E05856 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 88, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 69%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 62%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.7%, 61.6%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.59, 52.91, 29.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.59, 60.35, 28.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.75% 0.1559 0.0696) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.75% 0.171 24.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9133, 23.5034, 11.4478) |
| Luminance | 0.2350 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 0.96
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.44
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.90
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.96
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.56
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E05856 #56DEE0
analogous
#E05699 #E05856 #E09D56
triadic
#E05856 #56E058 #5856E0
tetradic
#E05856 #99E056 #56DEE0 #9D56E0
square
#E05856 #99E056 #56DEE0 #9D56E0
split-complementary
#E05856 #56E09D #5699E0
monochromatic
#9F1F1D #D22927 #E05856 #E98B8A #F3BEBD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#E05856 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.70
#E05856 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E05856
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E05856 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E05856 | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.70 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B7355
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9053
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F53D59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e05856; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 88, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.171 24.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f08d85',
500: '#e05856',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e05856; $custom-light: #f08d85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e05856",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 88,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.87,
"s": 69,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63745,
"c": 0.17073,
"h": 24.1
},
"luminance": 0.23499
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E05856
secondary
#AFE2E3
accent
#CED115
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180D0B
muted
#867D7C