#E15E3E#E15E3E
#E15E3E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.171 H 35.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E15E3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 94, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 73%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 72%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.2%, 72.4%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.45, 49.23, 43.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.45, 65.64, 41.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.32% 0.1399 0.0978) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.32% 0.171 35) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9272, 24.3656, 7.3677) |
| Luminance | 0.2436 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 4.97
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.97
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.97
Orangey Red
#FA4224
ΔE00 5.23
Reddish Orange
#F8481C
ΔE00 5.35
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E15E3E #3EC1E1
analogous
#E13E70 #E15E3E #E1B03E
triadic
#E15E3E #3EE15E #5E3EE1
tetradic
#E15E3E #70E13E #3EC1E1 #B03EE1
square
#E15E3E #70E13E #3EC1E1 #B03EE1
split-complementary
#E15E3E #3EE1B0 #3E70E1
monochromatic
#8E2E16 #C33F1E #E15E3E #E98A73 #F1B6A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.58
#E15E3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.87
#E15E3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E15E3E
5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E15E3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E15E3E | 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)
#82753A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2923A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F74157
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e15e3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 94, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.171 35.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f29075',
500: '#e15e3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e15e3e; $custom-light: #f29075; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e15e3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 94,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.779,
"s": 73.094,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64324,
"c": 0.17064,
"h": 35
},
"luminance": 0.24361
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E15E3E
secondary
#9CD2DF
accent
#CCF038
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF1ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#180D08
muted
#867E7B