#E05E59#E05E59
#E05E59 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.164 H 24.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E05E59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 94, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 69%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 60%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58%, 60.3%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.66, 50.40, 28.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.66, 57.98, 29.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.57% 0.1485 0.0691) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.57% 0.164 24.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5497, 24.5786, 12.2687) |
| Luminance | 0.2457 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 1.89
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.12
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.31
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.80
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.95
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E05E59 #59DBE0
analogous
#E05998 #E05E59 #E0A259
triadic
#E05E59 #59E05E #5E59E0
tetradic
#E05E59 #98E059 #59DBE0 #A259E0
square
#E05E59 #98E059 #59DBE0 #A259E0
split-complementary
#E05E59 #59E0A2 #5998E0
monochromatic
#A1231E #D42E28 #E05E59 #EA908D #F3C2C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.55
#E05E59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.91
#E05E59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E05E59
5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E05E59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E05E59 | 1.00 | 3.55 | 5.91 | 5.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7758
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F9256
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5465E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e05e59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 94, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.164 24.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f09088',
500: '#e05e59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e05e59; $custom-light: #f09088; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e05e59",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 94,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.222,
"s": 68.528,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64571,
"c": 0.16379,
"h": 24.9
},
"luminance": 0.24574
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E05E59
secondary
#B1E2E4
accent
#CAD015
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180D0B
muted
#867E7C