#E15A44#E15A44
#E15A44 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.173 H 31.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E15A44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 90, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 72%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 70%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60%, 69.8%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.83, 51.33, 39.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.83, 64.77, 37.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.88% 0.1475 0.0904) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.88% 0.173 31.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7545, 23.7421, 8.1676) |
| Luminance | 0.2374 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.62
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 5.00
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 5.58
Orangey Red
#FA4224
ΔE00 5.78
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.99
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E15A44 #44CBE1
analogous
#E1447C #E15A44 #E1A944
triadic
#E15A44 #44E15A #5A44E1
tetradic
#E15A44 #7CE144 #44CBE1 #A944E1
square
#E15A44 #7CE144 #44CBE1 #A944E1
split-complementary
#E15A44 #44E1A9 #447CE1
monochromatic
#932918 #C83820 #E15A44 #E98979 #F2B7AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.65
#E15A44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.75
#E15A44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E15A44
5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E15A44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E15A44 | 1.00 | 3.65 | 5.75 | 5.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7341
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A09140
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F73C55
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e15a44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 90, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.173 31.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f28e79',
500: '#e15a44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e15a44; $custom-light: #f28e79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e15a44",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 90,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.408,
"s": 72.35,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63876,
"c": 0.17302,
"h": 31.5
},
"luminance": 0.23737
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E15A44
secondary
#A1D7E0
accent
#D6EF39
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#180D09
muted
#867D7B