#E3552E#E3552E
#E3552E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.185 H 35.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E3552E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 85, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 76%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 80%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 79.7%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.10, 53.34, 50.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.10, 73.25, 43.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.32% 0.1495 0.1082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.32% 0.185 35.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4241, 23.0302, 5.1642) |
| Luminance | 0.2303 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish Orange
#F8481C
ΔE00 3.71
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 3.77
Orangey Red
#FA4224
ΔE00 4.21
Orange Red
#FD411E
ΔE00 4.47
Orangish Red
#F43605
ΔE00 4.66
Vermillion
#F4320C
ΔE00 4.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E3552E #2EBCE3
analogous
#E32E61 #E3552E #E3AF2E
triadic
#E3552E #2EE355 #552EE3
tetradic
#E3552E #61E32E #2EBCE3 #AF2EE3
square
#E3552E #61E32E #2EBCE3 #AF2EE3
split-complementary
#E3552E #2EE3AF #2E61E3
monochromatic
#852B12 #BB3C19 #E3552E #EA8164 #F1AD9A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#E3552E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.61
#E3552E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E3552E
5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E3552E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E3552E | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.61 | 5.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E7028
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19028
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FA2F4D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e3552e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 85, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.185 35.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f58b6a',
500: '#e3552e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e3552e; $custom-light: #f58b6a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e3552e",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 85,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.928,
"s": 76.371,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6332,
"c": 0.18458,
"h": 35.9
},
"luminance": 0.23025
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E3552E
secondary
#90CCDD
accent
#CAF335
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FFF0EB
border
#D7CBC6
text
#190C06
muted
#867D7A