#E24C5C#E24C5C
#E24C5C is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.185 H 18.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E24C5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 76, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 72%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 66%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.4%, 59.3%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.15, 59.01, 23.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.15, 63.60, 21.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.77% 0.176 0.0579) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.77% 0.185 18.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8837, 22.1153, 12.5023) |
| Luminance | 0.2211 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.21
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 4.21
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.30
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.60
Reddish Pink
#FE2C54
ΔE00 4.63
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E24C5C #4CE2D2
analogous
#E24CA7 #E24C5C #E2874C
triadic
#E24C5C #5CE24C #4C5CE2
tetradic
#E24C5C #A7E24C #4CE2D2 #874CE2
square
#E24C5C #A7E24C #4CE2D2 #874CE2
split-complementary
#E24C5C #4CE287 #4CA7E2
monochromatic
#9B1927 #CF2234 #E24C5C #EB818C #F3B5BC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.87
#E24C5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.42
#E24C5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E24C5C
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E24C5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E24C5C | 1.00 | 3.87 | 5.42 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.87 | 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)
#736E5C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998D58
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F72A53
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e24c5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 76, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.185 18.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2868a',
500: '#e24c5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e24c5c; $custom-light: #f2868a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e24c5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 76,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.6,
"s": 72.115,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62765,
"c": 0.1853,
"h": 18.2
},
"luminance": 0.2211
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E24C5C
secondary
#A8E2DC
accent
#EFDB39
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C