#E15559#E15559
#E15559 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.175 H 21.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E15559 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 85, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 70%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 62%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 60.4%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.31, 54.75, 26.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.31, 61.04, 26.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.58% 0.1621 0.0652) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.58% 0.175 21.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1064, 23.2306, 12.0319) |
| Luminance | 0.2323 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 1.64
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.49
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.65
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.26
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.32
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E15559 #55E1DD
analogous
#E1559F #E15559 #E19755
triadic
#E15559 #59E155 #5559E1
tetradic
#E15559 #9FE155 #55E1DD #9755E1
square
#E15559 #9FE155 #55E1DD #9755E1
split-complementary
#E15559 #55E197 #559FE1
monochromatic
#9F1C20 #D3252A #E15559 #EA898C #F3BDBF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.72
#E15559 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.65
#E15559 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E15559
5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E15559 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E15559 | 1.00 | 3.72 | 5.65 | 5.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#797258
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8F55
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F63958
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e15559; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 85, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.175 21.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f18b88',
500: '#e15559',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e15559; $custom-light: #f18b88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e15559",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 85,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.286,
"s": 70,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63584,
"c": 0.17473,
"h": 21.9
},
"luminance": 0.23226
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E15559
secondary
#AEE3E2
accent
#D2CD14
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C