#E15640#E15640
#E15640 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.178 H 31.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E15640 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 86, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 73%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 72%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 71.6%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.11, 52.92, 40.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.11, 66.85, 37.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.32% 0.1517 0.0926) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.32% 0.178 31.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3082, 23.0382, 7.4371) |
| Luminance | 0.2303 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 4.33
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.60
Orangey Red
#FA4224
ΔE00 5.39
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 6.00
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 6.20
Orange Red
#FD411E
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E15640 #40CBE1
analogous
#E1407B #E15640 #E1A740
triadic
#E15640 #40E156 #5640E1
tetradic
#E15640 #7BE140 #40CBE1 #A740E1
square
#E15640 #7BE140 #40CBE1 #A740E1
split-complementary
#E15640 #40E1A7 #407BE1
monochromatic
#902717 #C5361F #E15640 #E98575 #F2B4AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#E15640 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.61
#E15640 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E15640
5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E15640 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E15640 | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.61 | 5.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C713D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F8F3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F73552
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e15640; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 86, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.178 31.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f28b76',
500: '#e15640',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e15640; $custom-light: #f28b76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e15640",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 86,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.199,
"s": 72.851,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6332,
"c": 0.17772,
"h": 31.4
},
"luminance": 0.23033
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E15640
secondary
#9DD6DF
accent
#D6F038
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#180C08
muted
#867D7B