#E24C49#E24C49
#E24C49 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.187 H 25.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E24C49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 76, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 73%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 68%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.4%, 67.7%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.84, 57.88, 34.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.84, 67.32, 30.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.43% 0.1689 0.08) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.43% 0.187 25.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1548, 21.8237, 8.6633) |
| Luminance | 0.2182 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 1.80
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.87
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.57
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.22
Strawberry (survey)
#FB2943
ΔE00 4.57
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E24C49 #49DFE2
analogous
#E24993 #E24C49 #E29849
triadic
#E24C49 #49E24C #4C49E2
tetradic
#E24C49 #93E249 #49DFE2 #9849E2
square
#E24C49 #93E249 #49DFE2 #9849E2
split-complementary
#E24C49 #49E298 #4993E2
monochromatic
#981B18 #CD2421 #E24C49 #EA807E #F3B4B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.92
#E24C49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.36
#E24C49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E24C49
5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E24C49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E24C49 | 1.00 | 3.92 | 5.36 | 5.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#756C47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8D45
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8244D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e24c49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 76, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.187 25.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3867c',
500: '#e24c49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e24c49; $custom-light: #f3867c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e24c49",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 76,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.176,
"s": 72.512,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62433,
"c": 0.18688,
"h": 25.3
},
"luminance": 0.21819
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E24C49
secondary
#A5E0E2
accent
#ECEF39
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#180C09
muted
#867D7B