#E2525E#E2525E
#E2525E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.179 H 19.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2525E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 82, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 71%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 64%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.7%, 58.4%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.09, 56.70, 23.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.09, 61.49, 22.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.48% 0.169 0.0582) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.48% 0.179 19) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4051, 23.0164, 13.1131) |
| Luminance | 0.2301 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.51
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.14
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.58
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.68
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 4.81
Reddish Pink
#FE2C54
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2525E #52E2D6
analogous
#E252A6 #E2525E #E28E52
triadic
#E2525E #5EE252 #525EE2
tetradic
#E2525E #A6E252 #52E2D6 #8E52E2
square
#E2525E #A6E252 #52E2D6 #8E52E2
split-complementary
#E2525E #52E28E #52A6E2
monochromatic
#9F1B26 #D32332 #E2525E #EB868F #F4BBC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#E2525E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.60
#E2525E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E2525E
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2525E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2525E | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.60 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#76715E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8F5A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F73557
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2525e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 82, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.179 19.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f28a8b',
500: '#e2525e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2525e; $custom-light: #f28a8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2525e",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 82,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355,
"s": 71.287,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63479,
"c": 0.17876,
"h": 19
},
"luminance": 0.23011
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2525E
secondary
#ACE3DF
accent
#D3C312
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180C0C
muted
#867D7D