#E44D51#E44D51
#E44D51 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.187 H 22.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E44D51 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 77, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 74%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 66%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.2%, 64.5%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.45, 58.56, 30.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.45, 66.08, 27.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.99% 0.1724 0.0726) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.99% 0.187 22.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1377, 22.4009, 10.2039) |
| Luminance | 0.2240 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.16
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.85
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.79
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.90
Lightish Red
#FE2F4A
ΔE00 4.33
Strawberry (survey)
#FB2943
ΔE00 4.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E44D51 #4DE4E0
analogous
#E44D9C #E44D51 #E4954D
triadic
#E44D51 #51E44D #4D51E4
tetradic
#E44D51 #9CE44D #4DE4E0 #954DE4
square
#E44D51 #9CE44D #4DE4E0 #954DE4
split-complementary
#E44D51 #4DE495 #4D9CE4
monochromatic
#9F181C #D42025 #E44D51 #EC8285 #F4B7B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.83
#E44D51 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.48
#E44D51 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E44D51
5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E44D51 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E44D51 | 1.00 | 3.83 | 5.48 | 5.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#756E50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8E4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FA2750
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e44d51; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 77, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.187 22.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f48782',
500: '#e44d51',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e44d51; $custom-light: #f48782; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e44d51",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 77,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.411,
"s": 73.659,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62992,
"c": 0.18703,
"h": 22.8
},
"luminance": 0.22396
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E44D51
secondary
#A9E4E2
accent
#F0EB37
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#180C0A
muted
#867D7C