#E15255#E15255
#E15255 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.178 H 22.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E15255 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 82, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 70%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 64%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 62.2%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.77, 55.77, 28.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.77, 62.68, 27.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.15% 0.1647 0.0685) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.15% 0.178 22.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7118, 22.7029, 11.0942) |
| Luminance | 0.2270 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 1.45
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.85
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.75
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.84
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.86
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E15255 #52E1DE
analogous
#E1529D #E15255 #E19652
triadic
#E15255 #55E152 #5255E1
tetradic
#E15255 #9DE152 #52E1DE #9652E1
square
#E15255 #9DE152 #52E1DE #9652E1
split-complementary
#E15255 #52E196 #529DE1
monochromatic
#9D1B1E #D12428 #E15255 #EA8688 #F3BABC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.79
#E15255 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.54
#E15255 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E15255
5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E15255 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E15255 | 1.00 | 3.79 | 5.54 | 5.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#777054
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8E51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F63354
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e15255; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 82, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.178 22.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f18985',
500: '#e15255',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e15255; $custom-light: #f18985; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e15255",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 82,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.741,
"s": 70.443,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63154,
"c": 0.17833,
"h": 22.6
},
"luminance": 0.22698
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E15255
secondary
#ACE3E2
accent
#D2CE13
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C