#E35557#E35557
#E35557 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.177 H 22.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E35557 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 85, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 72%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 63%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 61.7%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.60, 55.29, 28.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.60, 62.24, 27.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.86% 0.1633 0.0686) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.86% 0.177 22.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6509, 23.5209, 11.6250) |
| Luminance | 0.2352 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 1.51
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.12
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.11
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.34
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.42
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E35557 #55E3E1
analogous
#E3559E #E35557 #E39A55
triadic
#E35557 #57E355 #5557E3
tetradic
#E35557 #9EE355 #55E3E1 #9A55E3
square
#E35557 #9EE355 #55E3E1 #9A55E3
split-complementary
#E35557 #55E39A #559EE3
monochromatic
#A31B1D #D72326 #E35557 #EC8A8B #F4BEBF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#E35557 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.70
#E35557 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E35557
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E35557 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E35557 | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.70 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A7256
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9053
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F83757
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e35557; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 85, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.177 22.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f38b86',
500: '#e35557',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e35557; $custom-light: #f38b86; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e35557",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 85,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.155,
"s": 71.717,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63858,
"c": 0.17707,
"h": 22.8
},
"luminance": 0.23516
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E35557
secondary
#AFE5E4
accent
#D4D112
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C