#E16E4A#E16E4A
#E16E4A is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.277; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.152 H 38.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E16E4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 110, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 72%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 67%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 67.1%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.58, 42.14, 40.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.58, 58.52, 43.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.74% 0.1201 0.0938) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.74% 0.152 38) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8667, 27.6584, 9.8218) |
| Luminance | 0.2765 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 4.13
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.71
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.87
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.12
Pinkish Orange
#FF724C
ΔE00 5.40
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E16E4A #4ABDE1
analogous
#E14A71 #E16E4A #E1BA4A
triadic
#E16E4A #4AE16E #6E4AE1
tetradic
#E16E4A #71E14A #4ABDE1 #BA4AE1
square
#E16E4A #71E14A #4ABDE1 #BA4AE1
split-complementary
#E16E4A #4AE1BA #4A71E1
monochromatic
#973719 #CC4A22 #E16E4A #EA987E #F2C2B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.22
#E16E4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.53
#E16E4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E16E4A
6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E16E4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E16E4A | 1.00 | 3.22 | 6.53 | 6.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D8046
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A99948
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F65766
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e16e4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 110, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.152 38.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f19a7d',
500: '#e16e4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e16e4a; $custom-light: #f19a7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e16e4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 110,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.305,
"s": 71.564,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66742,
"c": 0.15243,
"h": 38
},
"luminance": 0.27654
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E16E4A
secondary
#A6D3E1
accent
#C3EE39
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF2EE
border
#D7CCC9
text
#180E0A
muted
#867E7C