#E05B5B#E05B5B
#E05B5B is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.167 H 23.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E05B5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 91, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 68%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 59%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.4%, 59.4%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.18, 51.90, 26.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.18, 58.46, 27.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.22% 0.1536 0.0652) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.22% 0.167 23) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3732, 24.0895, 12.6298) |
| Luminance | 0.2409 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 1.47
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.43
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.67
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.57
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.92
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E05B5B #5BE0E0
analogous
#E05B9E #E05B5B #E09E5B
triadic
#E05B5B #5BE05B #5B5BE0
tetradic
#E05B5B #9EE05B #5BE0E0 #9E5BE0
square
#E05B5B #9EE05B #5BE0E0 #9E5BE0
split-complementary
#E05B5B #5BE09E #5B9EE0
monochromatic
#A21F1F #D52828 #E05B5B #EA8E8E #F3C2C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.61
#E05B5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.82
#E05B5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E05B5B
5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E05B5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E05B5B | 1.00 | 3.61 | 5.82 | 5.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C755A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9158
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5425C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e05b5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 91, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.167 23.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f08e89',
500: '#e05b5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e05b5b; $custom-light: #f08e89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e05b5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 91,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 68.205,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64217,
"c": 0.16684,
"h": 23
},
"luminance": 0.24085
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E05B5B
secondary
#B3E4E4
accent
#D0D015
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180D0B
muted
#867E7C