#E05B5E#E05B5E
#E05B5E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.167 H 21.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E05B5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 91, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 68%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 59%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.4%, 58%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.23, 52.11, 25.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.23, 57.90, 25.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.27% 0.1547 0.0616) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.27% 0.167 21.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5052, 24.1423, 13.3251) |
| Luminance | 0.2414 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.08
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.56
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.17
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.88
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.95
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E05B5E #5BE0DD
analogous
#E05BA0 #E05B5E #E09B5B
triadic
#E05B5E #5EE05B #5B5EE0
tetradic
#E05B5E #A0E05B #5BE0DD #9B5BE0
square
#E05B5E #A0E05B #5BE0DD #9B5BE0
split-complementary
#E05B5E #5BE09B #5BA0E0
monochromatic
#A21F22 #D5282C #E05B5E #EA8E91 #F3C2C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.60
#E05B5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.83
#E05B5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E05B5E
5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E05B5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E05B5E | 1.00 | 3.60 | 5.83 | 5.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C755D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D915B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4435D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e05b5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 91, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.167 21.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f08e8b',
500: '#e05b5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e05b5e; $custom-light: #f08e8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e05b5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 91,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.647,
"s": 68.205,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64273,
"c": 0.16653,
"h": 21.7
},
"luminance": 0.24138
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E05B5E
secondary
#B3E4E3
accent
#D0CC15
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180D0C
muted
#867E7D