#E2545E#E2545E
#E2545E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.177 H 19.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2545E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 84, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 71%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 63%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 58.4%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.40, 55.85, 24.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.40, 60.88, 23.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.71% 0.1663 0.0592) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.71% 0.177 19.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5581, 23.3224, 13.1641) |
| Luminance | 0.2332 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.13
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.98
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.47
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.77
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.03
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2545E #54E2D8
analogous
#E254A5 #E2545E #E29154
triadic
#E2545E #5EE254 #545EE2
tetradic
#E2545E #A5E254 #54E2D8 #9154E2
square
#E2545E #A5E254 #54E2D8 #9154E2
split-complementary
#E2545E #54E291 #54A5E2
monochromatic
#A01B25 #D52431 #E2545E #EB888F #F4BDC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.71
#E2545E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.66
#E2545E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E2545E
5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2545E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2545E | 1.00 | 3.71 | 5.66 | 5.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#78725D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C905A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F73859
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2545e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 84, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.177 19.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f28b8b',
500: '#e2545e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2545e; $custom-light: #f28b8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2545e",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 84,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.775,
"s": 71,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63714,
"c": 0.17655,
"h": 19.6
},
"luminance": 0.23318
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2545E
secondary
#AEE4E0
accent
#D3C512
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180C0C
muted
#867D7D