#E15C53#E15C53
#E15C53 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.168 H 26.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E15C53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 92, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 70%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 63%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.1%, 63.1%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.38, 51.27, 31.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.38, 60.32, 31.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.36% 0.1501 0.0755) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.36% 0.168 26.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4433, 24.2911, 10.9515) |
| Luminance | 0.2429 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.54
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.61
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.79
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 4.82
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.82
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E15C53 #53D8E1
analogous
#E15391 #E15C53 #E1A353
triadic
#E15C53 #53E15C #5C53E1
tetradic
#E15C53 #91E153 #53D8E1 #A353E1
square
#E15C53 #91E153 #53D8E1 #A353E1
split-complementary
#E15C53 #53E1A3 #5391E1
monochromatic
#9E241C #D23025 #E15C53 #EA8D87 #F3BFBB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.59
#E15C53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.86
#E15C53 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E15C53
5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E15C53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E15C53 | 1.00 | 3.59 | 5.86 | 5.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E7551
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F9250
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6415B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e15c53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 92, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.168 26.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f18f83',
500: '#e15c53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e15c53; $custom-light: #f18f83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e15c53",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 92,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.803,
"s": 70.297,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64357,
"c": 0.16801,
"h": 26.7
},
"luminance": 0.24286
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E15C53
secondary
#ADE0E3
accent
#C6D213
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180D0A
muted
#867E7C