#E3555A#E3555A
#E3555A is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.177 H 21.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E3555A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 85, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 72%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 63%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 60.4%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.66, 55.48, 26.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.66, 61.66, 25.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.91% 0.1644 0.065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.91% 0.177 21.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7760, 23.5710, 12.2840) |
| Luminance | 0.2357 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.01
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.85
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.97
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.22
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.66
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E3555A #55E3DE
analogous
#E355A1 #E3555A #E39755
triadic
#E3555A #5AE355 #555AE3
tetradic
#E3555A #A1E355 #55E3DE #9755E3
square
#E3555A #A1E355 #55E3DE #9755E3
split-complementary
#E3555A #55E397 #55A1E3
monochromatic
#A31B20 #D7232A #E3555A #EC8A8D #F4BEC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#E3555A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.71
#E3555A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E3555A
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E3555A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E3555A | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.71 | 5.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#797259
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9156
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F83858
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e3555a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 85, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.177 21.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f38b88',
500: '#e3555a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e3555a; $custom-light: #f38b88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e3555a",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 85,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.887,
"s": 71.717,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63912,
"c": 0.17679,
"h": 21.6
},
"luminance": 0.23566
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E3555A
secondary
#AFE5E3
accent
#D4CD12
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C