#E36340#E36340
#E36340 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.168 H 36.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E36340 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 99, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 74%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 72%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 71.8%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.68, 47.71, 43.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.68, 64.78, 42.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.33% 0.1353 0.099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.33% 0.168 36.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0695, 25.6296, 7.8445) |
| Luminance | 0.2562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.81
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.95
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 5.30
Reddish Orange
#F8481C
ΔE00 5.49
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.58
Orangey Red
#FA4224
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E36340 #40C0E3
analogous
#E3406F #E36340 #E3B440
triadic
#E36340 #40E363 #6340E3
tetradic
#E36340 #6FE340 #40C0E3 #B440E3
square
#E36340 #6FE340 #40C0E3 #B440E3
split-complementary
#E36340 #40E3B4 #406FE3
monochromatic
#933116 #C8421D #E36340 #EB8F75 #F3BAAB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.43
#E36340 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.12
#E36340 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E36340
6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E36340 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E36340 | 1.00 | 3.43 | 6.12 | 6.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#86793C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5953D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9475B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e36340; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 99, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.168 36.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f39376',
500: '#e36340',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e36340; $custom-light: #f39376; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e36340",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 99,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.883,
"s": 74.429,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65325,
"c": 0.16764,
"h": 36.2
},
"luminance": 0.25625
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E36340
secondary
#9ED2E1
accent
#C9F137
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF2ED
border
#D7CCC8
text
#180D08
muted
#867E7B