#E34A4E#E34A4E
#E34A4E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.189 H 23.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E34A4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 74, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 73%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 67%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.4%, 65.6%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.80, 59.25, 31.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.80, 67.11, 28.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.46% 0.1741 0.0742) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.46% 0.189 23.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5062, 21.7836, 9.5413) |
| Luminance | 0.2178 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.52
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.70
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.39
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.61
Strawberry (survey)
#FB2943
ΔE00 4.18
Pinky Red
#FC2647
ΔE00 4.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E34A4E #4AE3DF
analogous
#E34A9B #E34A4E #E3934A
triadic
#E34A4E #4EE34A #4A4EE3
tetradic
#E34A4E #9BE34A #4AE3DF #934AE3
square
#E34A4E #9BE34A #4AE3DF #934AE3
split-complementary
#E34A4E #4AE393 #4A9BE3
monochromatic
#9B181B #D02025 #E34A4E #EB7F82 #F3B4B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.92
#E34A4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.36
#E34A4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E34A4E
5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E34A4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E34A4E | 1.00 | 3.92 | 5.36 | 5.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#746C4D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8D4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9204D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e34a4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 74, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.189 23.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4857f',
500: '#e34a4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e34a4e; $custom-light: #f4857f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e34a4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 74,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.431,
"s": 73.206,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62457,
"c": 0.18927,
"h": 23.1
},
"luminance": 0.21779
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E34A4E
secondary
#A6E2E1
accent
#F0EB38
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#180C0A
muted
#867D7C