#E4495F#E4495F
#E4495F is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.190 H 16.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4495F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 73, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 74%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 68%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68%, 58.3%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.12, 61.00, 21.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.12, 64.84, 19.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.83% 0.1827 0.054) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.83% 0.19 16.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4465, 22.0903, 13.1689) |
| Luminance | 0.2208 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 3.97
Reddish Pink
#FE2C54
ΔE00 4.60
Pink Red
#F5054F
ΔE00 4.97
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.21
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 5.34
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4495F #49E4CE
analogous
#E449AD #E4495F #E48149
triadic
#E4495F #5FE449 #495FE4
tetradic
#E4495F #ADE449 #49E4CE #8149E4
square
#E4495F #ADE449 #49E4CE #8149E4
split-complementary
#E4495F #49E481 #49ADE4
monochromatic
#9C172A #D11F38 #E4495F #EC7E8E #F4B4BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.88
#E4495F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.42
#E4495F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E4495F
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4495F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4495F | 1.00 | 3.88 | 5.42 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#716D5F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988D5B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F92552
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4495f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 73, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.190 16.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3858c',
500: '#e4495f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4495f; $custom-light: #f3858c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4495f",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 73,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.484,
"s": 74.163,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62827,
"c": 0.19047,
"h": 16.5
},
"luminance": 0.22085
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4495F
secondary
#A6E3DA
accent
#F1D637
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180C0C
muted
#867D7D