#E14E55#E14E55
#E14E55 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.183 H 21.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E14E55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 78, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 71%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 65%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 62.2%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.15, 57.43, 27.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.15, 63.81, 25.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.69% 0.1699 0.0667) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.69% 0.183 21.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4189, 22.1171, 10.9965) |
| Luminance | 0.2211 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.27
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.33
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.52
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.87
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.96
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E14E55 #4EE1DA
analogous
#E14E9F #E14E55 #E1914E
triadic
#E14E55 #55E14E #4E55E1
tetradic
#E14E55 #9FE14E #4EE1DA #914EE1
square
#E14E55 #9FE14E #4EE1DA #914EE1
split-complementary
#E14E55 #4EE191 #4E9FE1
monochromatic
#9A1A20 #CF232B #E14E55 #EA8287 #F3B7BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.87
#E14E55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.42
#E14E55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E14E55
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E14E55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E14E55 | 1.00 | 3.87 | 5.42 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#746E54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8D51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F62C52
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e14e55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 78, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.183 21.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f28784',
500: '#e14e55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e14e55; $custom-light: #f28784; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e14e55",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 78,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.143,
"s": 71.014,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62694,
"c": 0.18253,
"h": 21.4
},
"luminance": 0.22112
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E14E55
secondary
#A9E2DF
accent
#EEE53A
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C