#E2555A#E2555A
#E2555A is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.176 H 21.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2555A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 85, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 71%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 62%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.4%, 60.2%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.49, 55.15, 26.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.49, 61.26, 25.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.76% 0.1635 0.0645) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.76% 0.176 21.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4614, 23.4088, 12.2692) |
| Luminance | 0.2340 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 1.93
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.80
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.80
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.38
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.51
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2555A #55E2DD
analogous
#E255A0 #E2555A #E29655
triadic
#E2555A #5AE255 #555AE2
tetradic
#E2555A #A0E255 #55E2DD #9655E2
square
#E2555A #A0E255 #55E2DD #9655E2
split-complementary
#E2555A #55E296 #55A0E2
monochromatic
#A11B20 #D5242B #E2555A #EB898D #F4BEBF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.70
#E2555A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.68
#E2555A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E2555A
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2555A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2555A | 1.00 | 3.70 | 5.68 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#797259
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C9056
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F73858
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2555a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 85, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.176 21.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f28b88',
500: '#e2555a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2555a; $custom-light: #f28b88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2555a",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 85,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.872,
"s": 70.854,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63757,
"c": 0.17572,
"h": 21.5
},
"luminance": 0.23404
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2555A
secondary
#AFE4E2
accent
#D3CC13
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C