#E45155#E45155
#E45155 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.183 H 22.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E45155 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 81, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 73%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 64%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.5%, 62.7%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.11, 57.17, 29.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.11, 64.17, 27.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.51% 0.1687 0.0697) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.51% 0.183 22.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5806, 23.0398, 11.1134) |
| Luminance | 0.2303 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 1.85
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.17
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.22
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.23
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.25
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E45155 #51E4E0
analogous
#E4519F #E45155 #E49651
triadic
#E45155 #55E451 #5155E4
tetradic
#E45155 #9FE451 #51E4E0 #9651E4
square
#E45155 #9FE451 #51E4E0 #9651E4
split-complementary
#E45155 #51E496 #519FE4
monochromatic
#A2191D #D72126 #E45155 #EC8689 #F4BBBD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#E45155 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.61
#E45155 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E45155
5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E45155 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E45155 | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.61 | 5.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#787054
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9051
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F93054
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e45155; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 81, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.183 22.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f48985',
500: '#e45155',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e45155; $custom-light: #f48985; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e45155",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 81,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.367,
"s": 73.134,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6351,
"c": 0.18255,
"h": 22.4
},
"luminance": 0.23035
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E45155
secondary
#ACE4E3
accent
#D5D010
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C