#E26640#E26640
#E26640 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.164 H 37.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E26640 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 102, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 74%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 72%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.9%, 71.7%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.08, 45.91, 44.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.08, 63.74, 43.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.6% 0.1299 0.0999) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.6% 0.164 37.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0445, 26.0464, 7.9262) |
| Luminance | 0.2604 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.44
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.66
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.22
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.32
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 5.70
Reddish Orange
#F8481C
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E26640 #40BCE2
analogous
#E2406B #E26640 #E2B740
triadic
#E26640 #40E266 #6640E2
tetradic
#E26640 #6BE240 #40BCE2 #B740E2
square
#E26640 #6BE240 #40BCE2 #B740E2
split-complementary
#E26640 #40E2B7 #406BE2
monochromatic
#923316 #C7461E #E26640 #EA9175 #F2BBAA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#E26640 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.21
#E26640 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E26640
6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E26640 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E26640 | 1.00 | 3.38 | 6.21 | 6.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#887B3C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6963D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F84C5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e26640; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 102, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.164 37.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f29576',
500: '#e26640',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e26640; $custom-light: #f29576; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e26640",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 102,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.074,
"s": 73.636,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65596,
"c": 0.16383,
"h": 37.6
},
"luminance": 0.26042
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E26640
secondary
#9ED0E0
accent
#C5F038
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF2ED
border
#D7CCC8
text
#180D08
muted
#867E7B