#E2503C#E2503C
#E2503C is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.185 H 30.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2503C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 80, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 74%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 73%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.6%, 73.5%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.28, 55.64, 42.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.28, 69.79, 37.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.71% 0.1593 0.0945) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.71% 0.185 30.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0521, 22.2374, 6.7206) |
| Luminance | 0.2223 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 3.76
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.48
Orangey Red
#FA4224
ΔE00 5.20
Orange Red
#FD411E
ΔE00 6.14
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 6.25
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2503C #3CCEE2
analogous
#E23C7B #E2503C #E2A33C
triadic
#E2503C #3CE250 #503CE2
tetradic
#E2503C #7BE23C #3CCEE2 #A33CE2
square
#E2503C #7BE23C #3CCEE2 #A33CE2
split-complementary
#E2503C #3CE2A3 #3C7BE2
monochromatic
#8E2415 #C4311D #E2503C #EA8071 #F2B0A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.86
#E2503C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.45
#E2503C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E2503C
5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2503C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2503C | 1.00 | 3.86 | 5.45 | 5.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#796E39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8E37
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8294C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2503c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 80, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.185 30.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f48873',
500: '#e2503c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2503c; $custom-light: #f48873; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2503c",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 80,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.229,
"s": 74.107,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62709,
"c": 0.18522,
"h": 30.7
},
"luminance": 0.22232
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2503C
secondary
#9BD7DF
accent
#DAF137
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#190C08
muted
#867D7B