#E36F59#E36F59
#E36F59 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.284; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.149 H 32.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E36F59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 111, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 71%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 61%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 60.8%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.27, 43.33, 33.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.27, 54.67, 37.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.39% 0.1262 0.0795) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.39% 0.149 32.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1695, 28.4256, 12.8732) |
| Luminance | 0.2842 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Orange Pink
#FF6F52
ΔE00 5.12
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.19
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 5.33
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 5.55
Melon
#FF7855
ΔE00 6.20
Salmon (survey)
#FF796C
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E36F59 #59CDE3
analogous
#E35988 #E36F59 #E3B459
triadic
#E36F59 #59E36F #6F59E3
tetradic
#E36F59 #88E359 #59CDE3 #B459E3
square
#E36F59 #88E359 #59CDE3 #B459E3
split-complementary
#E36F59 #59E3B4 #5988E3
monochromatic
#A6321C #DA4225 #E36F59 #EC9C8D #F5CAC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.14
#E36F59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.68
#E36F59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E36F59
6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E36F59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E36F59 | 1.00 | 3.14 | 6.68 | 6.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C8257
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A99B57
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F75A6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e36f59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 111, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.149 32.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f19b88',
500: '#e36f59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e36f59; $custom-light: #f19b88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e36f59",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 111,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.565,
"s": 71.134,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67394,
"c": 0.14915,
"h": 32.2
},
"luminance": 0.28421
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E36F59
secondary
#B2DDE5
accent
#B4D312
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2F0
border
#D7CCCB
text
#180E0B
muted
#867E7C