#E16042#E16042
#E16042 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.168 H 34.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E16042 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 96, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 73%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 71%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.3%, 70.7%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.85, 48.49, 41.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.85, 63.98, 40.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.64% 0.1383 0.095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.64% 0.168 34.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2212, 24.7714, 8.0272) |
| Luminance | 0.2477 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.09
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.13
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 5.40
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 5.52
Orangey Red
#FA4224
ΔE00 5.61
Reddish Orange
#F8481C
ΔE00 5.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E16042 #42C3E1
analogous
#E14273 #E16042 #E1B042
triadic
#E16042 #42E160 #6042E1
tetradic
#E16042 #73E142 #42C3E1 #B042E1
square
#E16042 #73E142 #42C3E1 #B042E1
split-complementary
#E16042 #42E1B0 #4273E1
monochromatic
#922E17 #C63F1F #E16042 #E98C77 #F2B9AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.53
#E16042 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.95
#E16042 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E16042
5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E16042 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E16042 | 1.00 | 3.53 | 5.95 | 5.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83773E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3933E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F74459
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e16042; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 96, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.168 34.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f29177',
500: '#e16042',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e16042; $custom-light: #f29177; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e16042",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 96,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.321,
"s": 72.603,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64641,
"c": 0.16775,
"h": 34.5
},
"luminance": 0.24767
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E16042
secondary
#9FD4E0
accent
#CDEF38
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF1ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#180D09
muted
#867E7B