#E3423E#E3423E
#E3423E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.199 H 26.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E3423E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 66, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 75%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 73%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 72.7%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.49, 61.47, 39.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.49, 72.83, 32.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.41% 0.1779 0.0882) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.41% 0.199 26.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5002, 20.5803, 6.7123) |
| Luminance | 0.2057 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.34
Cherry Red
#F7022A
ΔE00 4.38
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.54
Strawberry (survey)
#FB2943
ΔE00 4.71
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.97
Neon Red
#FF073A
ΔE00 4.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E3423E #3EDFE3
analogous
#E33E8C #E3423E #E3953E
triadic
#E3423E #3EE342 #423EE3
tetradic
#E3423E #8CE33E #3EDFE3 #953EE3
square
#E3423E #8CE33E #3EDFE3 #953EE3
split-complementary
#E3423E #3EE395 #3E8CE3
monochromatic
#911815 #C7211D #E3423E #EB7673 #F3ABA9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.11
#E3423E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.11
#E3423E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E3423E
5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E3423E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E3423E | 1.00 | 4.11 | 5.11 | 5.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#71673C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998A38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FA0043
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e3423e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 66, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.199 26.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f58174',
500: '#e3423e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e3423e; $custom-light: #f58174; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e3423e",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 66,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.455,
"s": 74.661,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61408,
"c": 0.19855,
"h": 26.4
},
"luminance": 0.20575
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E3423E
secondary
#9DDFE0
accent
#EDF137
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFEFED
border
#D7CAC8
text
#190B08
muted
#867C7B