#E15D51#E15D51
#E15D51 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.167 H 27.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E15D51 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 93, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 71%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 64%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.7%, 64%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.52, 50.69, 33.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.52, 60.53, 33.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.46% 0.1479 0.0782) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.46% 0.167 27.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4544, 24.4351, 10.5798) |
| Luminance | 0.2443 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.95
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.29
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 4.64
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.94
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.20
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E15D51 #51D5E1
analogous
#E1518D #E15D51 #E1A551
triadic
#E15D51 #51E15D #5D51E1
tetradic
#E15D51 #8DE151 #51D5E1 #A551E1
square
#E15D51 #8DE151 #51D5E1 #A551E1
split-complementary
#E15D51 #51E1A5 #518DE1
monochromatic
#9D261B #D13224 #E15D51 #EA8E85 #F3BEB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.57
#E15D51 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.89
#E15D51 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E15D51
5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E15D51 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E15D51 | 1.00 | 3.57 | 5.89 | 5.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F764F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0924E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6425B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e15d51; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 93, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.167 27.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f18f82',
500: '#e15d51',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e15d51; $custom-light: #f18f82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e15d51",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 93,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5,
"s": 70.588,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64455,
"c": 0.16731,
"h": 27.9
},
"luminance": 0.2443
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E15D51
secondary
#ABDEE3
accent
#DEED3A
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF1EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#180D0A
muted
#867E7C