#E44F55#E44F55
#E44F55 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.185 H 21.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E44F55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 79, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 73%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 65%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 62.7%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.81, 57.99, 28.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.81, 64.73, 26.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.28% 0.1713 0.0688) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.28% 0.185 21.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4342, 22.7469, 11.0646) |
| Luminance | 0.2274 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.15
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.44
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.97
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.21
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.25
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E44F55 #4FE4DE
analogous
#E44F9F #E44F55 #E4944F
triadic
#E44F55 #55E44F #4F55E4
tetradic
#E44F55 #9FE44F #4FE4DE #944FE4
square
#E44F55 #9FE44F #4FE4DE #944FE4
split-complementary
#E44F55 #4FE494 #4F9FE4
monochromatic
#A0191E #D52128 #E44F55 #EC8488 #F4B9BC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.78
#E44F55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.55
#E44F55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E44F55
5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E44F55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E44F55 | 1.00 | 3.78 | 5.55 | 5.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766F54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8F51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FA2C52
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e44f55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 79, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.185 21.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f48885',
500: '#e44f55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e44f55; $custom-light: #f48885; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e44f55",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 79,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.584,
"s": 73.399,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63283,
"c": 0.18462,
"h": 21.9
},
"luminance": 0.22742
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E44F55
secondary
#ABE4E2
accent
#D6CE10
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C