#E05C5E#E05C5E
#E05C5E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.165 H 22.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E05C5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 92, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 68%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 59%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.9%, 58%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.40, 51.66, 25.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.40, 57.59, 26.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.4% 0.1533 0.0621) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.4% 0.165 22) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5912, 24.3144, 13.3538) |
| Luminance | 0.2431 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.04
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.62
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.10
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.95
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.99
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E05C5E #5CE0DE
analogous
#E05CA0 #E05C5E #E09C5C
triadic
#E05C5E #5EE05C #5C5EE0
tetradic
#E05C5E #A0E05C #5CE0DE #9C5CE0
square
#E05C5E #A0E05C #5CE0DE #9C5CE0
split-complementary
#E05C5E #5CE09C #5CA0E0
monochromatic
#A31F21 #D6292B #E05C5E #EA8F91 #F4C3C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.58
#E05C5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.86
#E05C5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E05C5E
5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E05C5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E05C5E | 1.00 | 3.58 | 5.86 | 5.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C765D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E925B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4445E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e05c5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 92, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.165 22.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f08f8b',
500: '#e05c5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e05c5e; $custom-light: #f08f8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e05c5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 92,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.091,
"s": 68.041,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64402,
"c": 0.16541,
"h": 22
},
"luminance": 0.2431
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E05C5E
secondary
#B4E4E4
accent
#D0CD16
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180D0C
muted
#867E7D