#E16648#E16648
#E16648 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.160 H 34.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E16648 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 102, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 72%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 68%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.7%, 68%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.02, 45.95, 39.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.02, 60.83, 40.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.55% 0.1315 0.0919) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.55% 0.16 34.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9759, 25.9829, 9.1977) |
| Luminance | 0.2598 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.97
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 5.17
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.17
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.86
Orange Pink
#FF6F52
ΔE00 5.94
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E16648 #48C3E1
analogous
#E14876 #E16648 #E1B348
triadic
#E16648 #48E166 #6648E1
tetradic
#E16648 #76E148 #48C3E1 #B348E1
square
#E16648 #76E148 #48C3E1 #B348E1
split-complementary
#E16648 #48E1B3 #4876E1
monochromatic
#963119 #CB4221 #E16648 #EA927D #F2BEB1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#E16648 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.20
#E16648 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E16648
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E16648 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E16648 | 1.00 | 3.39 | 6.20 | 6.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#877B45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A59645
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F64D5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e16648; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 102, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.160 34.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1957c',
500: '#e16648',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e16648; $custom-light: #f1957c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e16648",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 102,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.765,
"s": 71.831,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6555,
"c": 0.16045,
"h": 34.9
},
"luminance": 0.25978
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E16648
secondary
#A4D5E1
accent
#CBEF39
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF2EE
border
#D7CCC9
text
#180D09
muted
#867E7B