#E36552#E36552
#E36552 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.161 H 30.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E36552 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 101, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 72%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 64%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.5%, 63.9%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.28, 47.73, 34.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.28, 59.05, 36.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.85% 0.1387 0.082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.85% 0.161 30.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8587, 26.2522, 11.0546) |
| Luminance | 0.2625 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 4.45
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.24
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 5.34
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 5.42
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.60
Orange Pink
#FF6F52
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E36552 #52D0E3
analogous
#E35287 #E36552 #E3AD52
triadic
#E36552 #52E365 #6552E3
tetradic
#E36552 #87E352 #52D0E3 #AD52E3
square
#E36552 #87E352 #52D0E3 #AD52E3
split-complementary
#E36552 #52E3AD #5287E3
monochromatic
#A12C1A #D53A23 #E36552 #EC9487 #F4C3BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#E36552 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.25
#E36552 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E36552
6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E36552 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E36552 | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.25 | 6.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#867B50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5964F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F84D61
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e36552; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 101, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.161 30.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f29483',
500: '#e36552',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e36552; $custom-light: #f29483; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e36552",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 101,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.862,
"s": 72.139,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65846,
"c": 0.16107,
"h": 30.6
},
"luminance": 0.26247
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E36552
secondary
#ADDDE4
accent
#BBD411
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2EF
border
#D7CCCA
text
#180D0A
muted
#867E7C