#E3556C#E3556C
#E3556C is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.176 H 13.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E3556C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 85, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 72%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 63%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 52.4%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.00, 56.81, 16.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.00, 59.25, 16.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.29% 0.1713 0.0424) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.29% 0.176 13.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6370, 23.9154, 16.8186) |
| Luminance | 0.2391 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 4.38
Pinkish
#D46A7E
ΔE00 5.44
Warm Pink
#FB5581
ΔE00 5.79
Blush
#DE5D83
ΔE00 6.06
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 6.13
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E3556C #55E3CC
analogous
#E355B3 #E3556C #E38555
triadic
#E3556C #6CE355 #556CE3
tetradic
#E3556C #B3E355 #55E3CC #8555E3
square
#E3556C #B3E355 #55E3CC #8555E3
split-complementary
#E3556C #55E385 #55B3E3
monochromatic
#A31B31 #D72341 #E3556C #EC8A99 #F4BEC7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#E3556C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.78
#E3556C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E3556C
5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E3556C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E3556C | 1.00 | 3.63 | 5.78 | 5.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#76746C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B9169
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F73D5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e3556c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 85, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.176 13.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f28c95',
500: '#e3556c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e3556c; $custom-light: #f28c95; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e3556c",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 85,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.282,
"s": 71.717,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64285,
"c": 0.17646,
"h": 13.9
},
"luminance": 0.23911
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E3556C
secondary
#AFE5DC
accent
#D4B412
background
#FFF8F9
surface
#FFF0F1
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180C0D
muted
#867D7E