#E15C56#E15C56
#E15C56 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.168 H 25.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E15C56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 92, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 70%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 62%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.1%, 61.8%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.43, 51.46, 30.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.43, 59.63, 30.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.41% 0.1512 0.0721) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.41% 0.168 25.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5616, 24.3385, 11.5748) |
| Luminance | 0.2433 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 1.92
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.72
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.62
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.65
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.81
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E15C56 #56DBE1
analogous
#E15695 #E15C56 #E1A156
triadic
#E15C56 #56E15C #5C56E1
tetradic
#E15C56 #95E156 #56DBE1 #A156E1
square
#E15C56 #95E156 #56DBE1 #A156E1
split-complementary
#E15C56 #56E1A1 #5695E1
monochromatic
#A0221C #D42D26 #E15C56 #EA8E8A #F3C0BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.58
#E15C56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.87
#E15C56 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E15C56
5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E15C56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E15C56 | 1.00 | 3.58 | 5.87 | 5.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E7655
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F9253
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6425C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e15c56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 92, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.168 25.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f18f85',
500: '#e15c56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e15c56; $custom-light: #f18f85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e15c56",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 92,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.59,
"s": 69.849,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64407,
"c": 0.16752,
"h": 25.5
},
"luminance": 0.24334
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E15C56
secondary
#AFE1E4
accent
#CAD214
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180D0B
muted
#867E7C