#E3555E#E3555E
#E3555E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.176 H 19.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E3555E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 85, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 72%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 63%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 58.6%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.73, 55.76, 24.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.73, 60.97, 23.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.99% 0.1659 0.0602) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.99% 0.177 19.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9508, 23.6409, 13.2049) |
| Luminance | 0.2364 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.98
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.07
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.26
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.92
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.97
Reddish Pink
#FE2C54
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E3555E #55E3DA
analogous
#E355A5 #E3555E #E39355
triadic
#E3555E #5EE355 #555EE3
tetradic
#E3555E #A5E355 #55E3DA #9355E3
square
#E3555E #A5E355 #55E3DA #9355E3
split-complementary
#E3555E #55E393 #55A5E3
monochromatic
#A31B23 #D7232F #E3555E #EC8A90 #F4BEC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.67
#E3555E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.73
#E3555E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E3555E
5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E3555E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E3555E | 1.00 | 3.67 | 5.73 | 5.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#79735D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D915A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F83959
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e3555e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 85, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.176 19.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f28b8b',
500: '#e3555e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e3555e; $custom-light: #f28b8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e3555e",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 85,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.197,
"s": 71.717,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63988,
"c": 0.1765,
"h": 19.9
},
"luminance": 0.23636
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E3555E
secondary
#AFE5E1
accent
#D4C712
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180C0C
muted
#867D7D