#E1545E#E1545E
#E1545E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.175 H 19.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1545E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 84, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 70%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 63%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.7%, 58.2%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.24, 55.52, 23.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.24, 60.48, 23.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.56% 0.1654 0.0586) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.56% 0.175 19.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2454, 23.1611, 13.1494) |
| Luminance | 0.2316 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.13
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.85
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.65
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.65
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.02
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1545E #54E1D7
analogous
#E154A4 #E1545E #E19154
triadic
#E1545E #5EE154 #545EE1
tetradic
#E1545E #A4E154 #54E1D7 #9154E1
square
#E1545E #A4E154 #54E1D7 #9154E1
split-complementary
#E1545E #54E191 #54A4E1
monochromatic
#9F1C25 #D32531 #E1545E #EA888F #F3BCC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#E1545E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.63
#E1545E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E1545E
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1545E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1545E | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.63 | 5.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#77725D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8F5A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F63859
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1545e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 84, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.175 19.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f18b8b',
500: '#e1545e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1545e; $custom-light: #f18b8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1545e",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 84,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.745,
"s": 70.149,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6356,
"c": 0.17548,
"h": 19.5
},
"luminance": 0.23156
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1545E
secondary
#AEE3DF
accent
#D2C513
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180C0C
muted
#867D7D