#E3525E#E3525E
#E3525E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.180 H 19.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E3525E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 82, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 72%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 64%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.9%, 58.6%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.26, 57.02, 24.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.26, 61.89, 22.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.64% 0.1699 0.0588) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.64% 0.18 19.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7197, 23.1785, 13.1278) |
| Luminance | 0.2317 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.50
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.27
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.39
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 4.74
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.80
Reddish Pink
#FE2C54
ΔE00 4.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E3525E #52E3D7
analogous
#E352A7 #E3525E #E38E52
triadic
#E3525E #5EE352 #525EE3
tetradic
#E3525E #A7E352 #52E3D7 #8E52E3
square
#E3525E #A7E352 #52E3D7 #8E52E3
split-complementary
#E3525E #52E38E #52A7E3
monochromatic
#A11A25 #D52331 #E3525E #EC878F #F4BBC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#E3525E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.63
#E3525E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E3525E
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E3525E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E3525E | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.63 | 5.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#77715E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B905A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F83457
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e3525e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 82, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.180 19.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f28a8b',
500: '#e3525e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e3525e; $custom-light: #f28a8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e3525e",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 82,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.034,
"s": 72.139,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63636,
"c": 0.17981,
"h": 19.1
},
"luminance": 0.23174
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E3525E
secondary
#ADE4DF
accent
#D4C411
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180C0C
muted
#867D7D