#E05942#E05942
#E05942 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.173 H 31.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E05942 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 89, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 72%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 71%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 70.5%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.47, 51.33, 40.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.47, 65.16, 38.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.57% 0.1472 0.0915) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.57% 0.173 31.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2998, 23.3902, 7.8092) |
| Luminance | 0.2339 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 4.73
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.77
Orangey Red
#FA4224
ΔE00 5.63
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 5.97
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 6.25
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E05942 #42C9E0
analogous
#E0427A #E05942 #E0A842
triadic
#E05942 #42E059 #5942E0
tetradic
#E05942 #7AE042 #42C9E0 #A842E0
square
#E05942 #7AE042 #42C9E0 #A842E0
split-complementary
#E05942 #42E0A8 #427AE0
monochromatic
#902918 #C53820 #E05942 #E98777 #F1B5AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.70
#E05942 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.68
#E05942 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E05942
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E05942 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E05942 | 1.00 | 3.70 | 5.68 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E723F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F903E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F63A54
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e05942; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 89, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.173 31.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f18d77',
500: '#e05942',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e05942; $custom-light: #f18d77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e05942",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 89,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.734,
"s": 71.818,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63568,
"c": 0.17335,
"h": 31.9
},
"luminance": 0.23385
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E05942
secondary
#9FD6DF
accent
#D4EF39
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#180C09
muted
#867D7B