#E3555F#E3555F
#E3555F is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.176 H 19.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E3555F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 85, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 72%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 63%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 58.1%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.74, 55.82, 24.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.74, 60.81, 23.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.01% 0.1663 0.059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.01% 0.176 19.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9960, 23.6590, 13.4427) |
| Luminance | 0.2365 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.24
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.15
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.32
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.09
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 5.15
Reddish Pink
#FE2C54
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E3555F #55E3D9
analogous
#E355A6 #E3555F #E39255
triadic
#E3555F #5FE355 #555FE3
tetradic
#E3555F #A6E355 #55E3D9 #9255E3
square
#E3555F #A6E355 #55E3D9 #9255E3
split-complementary
#E3555F #55E392 #55A6E3
monochromatic
#A31B24 #D72330 #E3555F #EC8A90 #F4BEC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.66
#E3555F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.73
#E3555F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E3555F
5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E3555F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E3555F | 1.00 | 3.66 | 5.73 | 5.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.66 | 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)
#78735E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C915B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8395A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e3555f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 85, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.176 19.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f28b8c',
500: '#e3555f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e3555f; $custom-light: #f28b8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e3555f",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 85,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.775,
"s": 71.717,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64008,
"c": 0.17645,
"h": 19.5
},
"luminance": 0.23654
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E3555F
secondary
#AFE5E1
accent
#D4C612
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180C0C
muted
#867D7D