#E45056#E45056
#E45056 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.183 H 21.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E45056 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 80, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 73%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 65%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 62.3%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.98, 57.65, 28.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.98, 64.26, 26.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.41% 0.1704 0.068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.41% 0.184 21.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5469, 22.9082, 11.2996) |
| Luminance | 0.2290 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.13
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.54
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.10
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.15
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.28
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E45056 #50E4DE
analogous
#E450A0 #E45056 #E49450
triadic
#E45056 #56E450 #5056E4
tetradic
#E45056 #A0E450 #50E4DE #9450E4
square
#E45056 #A0E450 #50E4DE #9450E4
split-complementary
#E45056 #50E494 #50A0E4
monochromatic
#A1191E #D62128 #E45056 #EC8589 #F4BABC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.76
#E45056 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.58
#E45056 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E45056
5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E45056 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E45056 | 1.00 | 3.76 | 5.58 | 5.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#777055
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8F52
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F92E53
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e45056; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 80, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.183 21.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f48985',
500: '#e45056',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e45056; $custom-light: #f48985; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e45056",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 80,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.568,
"s": 73.267,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63414,
"c": 0.1835,
"h": 21.8
},
"luminance": 0.22903
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E45056
secondary
#ACE4E2
accent
#D5CD10
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C