#E36A4D#E36A4D
#E36A4D is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.157 H 34.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E36A4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 106, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 73%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 66%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.3%, 66.1%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.14, 45.03, 38.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.14, 59.28, 40.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.48% 0.1294 0.0897) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.48% 0.157 34.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1757, 27.1795, 10.2556) |
| Luminance | 0.2717 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 4.74
Orange Pink
#FF6F52
ΔE00 5.15
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.23
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.56
Pinkish Orange
#FF724C
ΔE00 5.64
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E36A4D #4DC6E3
analogous
#E34D7B #E36A4D #E3B54D
triadic
#E36A4D #4DE36A #6A4DE3
tetradic
#E36A4D #7BE34D #4DC6E3 #B54DE3
square
#E36A4D #7BE34D #4DC6E3 #B54DE3
split-complementary
#E36A4D #4DE3B5 #4D7BE3
monochromatic
#9D3219 #D24321 #E36A4D #EB9682 #F4C3B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#E36A4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.44
#E36A4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E36A4D
6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E36A4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E36A4D | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.44 | 6.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A7E4A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8984A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F85263
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e36a4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 106, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.157 34.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2977f',
500: '#e36a4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e36a4d; $custom-light: #f2977f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e36a4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 106,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.6,
"s": 72.816,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6648,
"c": 0.15743,
"h": 34.7
},
"luminance": 0.27175
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E36A4D
secondary
#A9D8E3
accent
#CCF038
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF2EE
border
#D7CCC9
text
#180E0A
muted
#867E7C