#E34E55#E34E55
#E34E55 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.185 H 21.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E34E55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 78, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 73%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 66%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.6%, 62.6%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.49, 58.08, 28.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.49, 64.61, 25.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.01% 0.1717 0.0678) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.01% 0.185 21.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0462, 22.4406, 11.0259) |
| Luminance | 0.2244 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.29
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.56
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.68
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.14
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.22
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E34E55 #4EE3DC
analogous
#E34EA0 #E34E55 #E3914E
triadic
#E34E55 #55E34E #4E55E3
tetradic
#E34E55 #A0E34E #4EE3DC #914EE3
square
#E34E55 #A0E34E #4EE3DC #914EE3
split-complementary
#E34E55 #4EE391 #4EA0E3
monochromatic
#9E191F #D3212A #E34E55 #EB8388 #F4B8BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.83
#E34E55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.49
#E34E55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E34E55
5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E34E55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E34E55 | 1.00 | 3.83 | 5.49 | 5.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#756E54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8E51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F82B52
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e34e55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 78, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.185 21.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f38785',
500: '#e34e55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e34e55; $custom-light: #f38785; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e34e55",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 78,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.181,
"s": 72.683,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63013,
"c": 0.18461,
"h": 21.5
},
"luminance": 0.22436
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E34E55
secondary
#AAE3E0
accent
#EFE738
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C