#E05E61#E05E61
#E05E61 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.163 H 21.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E05E61 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 94, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 68%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 58%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58%, 56.7%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.80, 50.96, 24.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.80, 56.44, 25.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.72% 0.1516 0.0595) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.72% 0.163 21.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9040, 24.7204, 14.1351) |
| Luminance | 0.2472 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.65
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.77
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.73
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 5.07
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.50
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E05E61 #5EE0DD
analogous
#E05EA2 #E05E61 #E09C5E
triadic
#E05E61 #61E05E #5E61E0
tetradic
#E05E61 #A2E05E #5EE0DD #9C5EE0
square
#E05E61 #A2E05E #5EE0DD #9C5EE0
split-complementary
#E05E61 #5EE09C #5EA2E0
monochromatic
#A42023 #D62B2F #E05E61 #EA9193 #F4C5C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.53
#E05E61 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.94
#E05E61 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E05E61
5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E05E61 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E05E61 | 1.00 | 3.53 | 5.94 | 5.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D7760
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E935E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F44760
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e05e61; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 94, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.163 21.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0908d',
500: '#e05e61',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e05e61; $custom-light: #f0908d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e05e61",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 94,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.615,
"s": 67.708,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64722,
"c": 0.16284,
"h": 21.4
},
"luminance": 0.24716
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E05E61
secondary
#B5E5E4
accent
#D0CB16
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180D0C
muted
#867E7D