#E44F59#E44F59
#E44F59 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.184 H 20.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E44F59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 79, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 73%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 65%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 61%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.88, 58.24, 26.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.88, 63.99, 24.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.36% 0.1729 0.064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.36% 0.184 20.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5976, 22.8122, 11.9253) |
| Luminance | 0.2281 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.87
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.11
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.18
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.30
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.45
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 4.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E44F59 #4FE4DA
analogous
#E44FA4 #E44F59 #E48F4F
triadic
#E44F59 #59E44F #4F59E4
tetradic
#E44F59 #A4E44F #4FE4DA #8F4FE4
square
#E44F59 #A4E44F #4FE4DA #8F4FE4
split-complementary
#E44F59 #4FE48F #4FA4E4
monochromatic
#A01922 #D5212D #E44F59 #EC848B #F4B9BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.78
#E44F59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.56
#E44F59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E44F59
5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E44F59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E44F59 | 1.00 | 3.78 | 5.56 | 5.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766F58
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8F55
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F92D54
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e44f59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 79, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.184 20.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f48887',
500: '#e44f59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e44f59; $custom-light: #f48887; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e44f59",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 79,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.973,
"s": 73.399,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63356,
"c": 0.18433,
"h": 20.3
},
"luminance": 0.22807
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E44F59
secondary
#ABE4E0
accent
#D6C810
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C