#E36B48#E36B48
#E36B48 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.158 H 37.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E36B48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 107, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 73%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 68%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 68.3%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.27, 44.26, 41.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.27, 60.60, 43.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.56% 0.1261 0.0951) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.56% 0.158 37) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1095, 27.3189, 9.3959) |
| Luminance | 0.2731 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 4.83
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.93
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 5.16
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.27
Pinkish Orange
#FF724C
ΔE00 5.28
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E36B48 #48C0E3
analogous
#E34872 #E36B48 #E3B848
triadic
#E36B48 #48E36B #6B48E3
tetradic
#E36B48 #72E348 #48C0E3 #B848E3
square
#E36B48 #72E348 #48C0E3 #B848E3
split-complementary
#E36B48 #48E3B8 #4872E3
monochromatic
#993517 #CE4720 #E36B48 #EB967D #F3C1B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.25
#E36B48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.46
#E36B48 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E36B48
6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E36B48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E36B48 | 1.00 | 3.25 | 6.46 | 6.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B7E44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A89945
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F85363
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e36b48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 107, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.158 37.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3987c',
500: '#e36b48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e36b48; $custom-light: #f3987c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e36b48",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 107,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.548,
"s": 73.46,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66557,
"c": 0.15799,
"h": 37
},
"luminance": 0.27314
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E36B48
secondary
#A5D4E2
accent
#C6F038
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF2EE
border
#D7CCC9
text
#180E09
muted
#867E7B