#E16140#E16140
#E16140 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.167 H 35.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E16140 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 97, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 73%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 72%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.9%, 71.6%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.01, 47.92, 42.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.01, 64.37, 41.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.75% 0.1362 0.0972) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.75% 0.167 35.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2551, 24.9319, 7.7527) |
| Luminance | 0.2493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.71
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.78
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.46
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 5.56
Reddish Orange
#F8481C
ΔE00 5.59
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E16140 #40C0E1
analogous
#E14070 #E16140 #E1B240
triadic
#E16140 #40E161 #6140E1
tetradic
#E16140 #70E140 #40C0E1 #B240E1
square
#E16140 #70E140 #40C0E1 #B240E1
split-complementary
#E16140 #40E1B2 #4070E1
monochromatic
#902F17 #C5411F #E16140 #E98D75 #F2B9AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#E16140 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#E16140 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E16140
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E16140 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E16140 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#84773C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3933C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7455A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e16140; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 97, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.167 35.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f29276',
500: '#e16140',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e16140; $custom-light: #f29276; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e16140",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 97,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.298,
"s": 72.851,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64753,
"c": 0.16733,
"h": 35.5
},
"luminance": 0.24927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E16140
secondary
#9DD2DF
accent
#CAF038
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF1ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#180D08
muted
#867E7B