#E44957#E44957
#E44957 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.191 H 19.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E44957 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 73, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 74%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 68%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68%, 61.8%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.98, 60.48, 26.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.98, 66.04, 23.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.67% 0.1796 0.0639) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.67% 0.191 19.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1014, 21.9523, 11.3512) |
| Luminance | 0.2195 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.65
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.75
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 3.92
Reddish Pink
#FE2C54
ΔE00 4.19
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.49
Pinky Red
#FC2647
ΔE00 4.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E44957 #49E4D6
analogous
#E449A5 #E44957 #E48949
triadic
#E44957 #57E449 #4957E4
tetradic
#E44957 #A5E449 #49E4D6 #8949E4
square
#E44957 #A5E449 #49E4D6 #8949E4
split-complementary
#E44957 #49E489 #49A5E4
monochromatic
#9C1723 #D11F2F #E44957 #EC7E88 #F4B4B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.90
#E44957 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.39
#E44957 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E44957
5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E44957 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E44957 | 1.00 | 3.90 | 5.39 | 5.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#726C56
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998D53
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FA214F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e44957; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 73, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.191 19.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f48586',
500: '#e44957',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e44957; $custom-light: #f48586; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e44957",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 73,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.581,
"s": 74.163,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62671,
"c": 0.19062,
"h": 19.6
},
"luminance": 0.21947
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E44957
secondary
#A6E3DD
accent
#F1E037
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C