#E1555E#E1555E
#E1555E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.174 H 19.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1555E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 85, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 70%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 62%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 58.2%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.40, 55.09, 24.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.40, 60.17, 23.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.68% 0.1641 0.0591) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.68% 0.174 19.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3235, 23.3175, 13.1755) |
| Luminance | 0.2331 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.94
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.78
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.61
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.72
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.88
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1555E #55E1D8
analogous
#E155A4 #E1555E #E19255
triadic
#E1555E #5EE155 #555EE1
tetradic
#E1555E #A4E155 #55E1D8 #9255E1
square
#E1555E #A4E155 #55E1D8 #9255E1
split-complementary
#E1555E #55E192 #55A4E1
monochromatic
#9F1C25 #D32531 #E1555E #EA898F #F3BDC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.71
#E1555E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.66
#E1555E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E1555E
5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1555E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1555E | 1.00 | 3.71 | 5.66 | 5.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#78725D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B905B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F63A59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1555e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 85, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.174 19.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f18b8b',
500: '#e1555e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1555e; $custom-light: #f18b8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1555e",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 85,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.143,
"s": 70,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63679,
"c": 0.17437,
"h": 19.8
},
"luminance": 0.23313
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1555E
secondary
#AEE3E0
accent
#D2C614
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180C0C
muted
#867D7D