#E24C5A#E24C5A
#E24C5A is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.185 H 19.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E24C5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 76, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 72%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 66%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.4%, 60.2%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.11, 58.87, 24.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.11, 63.91, 22.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.72% 0.1753 0.0604) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.72% 0.185 19) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7974, 22.0808, 12.0479) |
| Luminance | 0.2208 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.72
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.94
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 4.24
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.40
Reddish Pink
#FE2C54
ΔE00 4.57
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E24C5A #4CE2D4
analogous
#E24CA5 #E24C5A #E2894C
triadic
#E24C5A #5AE24C #4C5AE2
tetradic
#E24C5A #A5E24C #4CE2D4 #894CE2
square
#E24C5A #A5E24C #4CE2D4 #894CE2
split-complementary
#E24C5A #4CE289 #4CA5E2
monochromatic
#9B1925 #CF2232 #E24C5A #EB818B #F3B5BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.88
#E24C5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.42
#E24C5A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E24C5A
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E24C5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E24C5A | 1.00 | 3.88 | 5.42 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#736D5A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998D56
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F72A52
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e24c5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 76, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.185 19.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f28688',
500: '#e24c5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e24c5a; $custom-light: #f28688; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e24c5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 76,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.4,
"s": 72.115,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62725,
"c": 0.18537,
"h": 19
},
"luminance": 0.22076
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E24C5A
secondary
#A8E2DD
accent
#EFDE39
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C