#E16258#E16258
#E16258 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.161 H 26.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E16258 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 98, 88) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 70%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 61%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 60.9%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.51, 48.82, 30.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.51, 57.49, 31.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.24% 0.1433 0.0728) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.24% 0.161 26.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1838, 25.4522, 12.1853) |
| Luminance | 0.2545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.24
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.75
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.66
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 4.69
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.46
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E16258 #58D7E1
analogous
#E15893 #E16258 #E1A758
triadic
#E16258 #58E162 #6258E1
tetradic
#E16258 #93E158 #58D7E1 #A758E1
square
#E16258 #93E158 #58D7E1 #A758E1
split-complementary
#E16258 #58E1A7 #5893E1
monochromatic
#A2271D #D53326 #E16258 #EA938C #F4C4C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.45
#E16258 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.09
#E16258 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E16258
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E16258 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E16258 | 1.00 | 3.45 | 6.09 | 6.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#827956
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A29455
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F64A60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e16258; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 98, 88); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.161 26.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f19387',
500: '#e16258',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e16258; $custom-light: #f19387; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e16258",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 98,
"b": 88
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.38,
"s": 69.543,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65239,
"c": 0.16073,
"h": 26.9
},
"luminance": 0.25447
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E16258
secondary
#B1E0E4
accent
#C4D214
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2EF
border
#D7CCCA
text
#180D0B
muted
#867E7C