#E45256#E45256

#E45256 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.181 H 22.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#E45256
RGB	rgb(228, 82, 86)
HSL	hsl(358, 73%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(358, 64%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64%, 62.3%, 10.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.28, 56.82, 28.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.28, 63.69, 26.86°)
OKLab	oklab(63.64% 0.1678 0.0689)
OKLCH	oklch(63.64% 0.181 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(36.6955, 23.2055, 11.3491)
Luminance	0.2320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#E45256 #52E4E0

analogous

#E4529F #E45256 #E49752

triadic

#E45256 #56E452 #5256E4

tetradic

#E45256 #9FE452 #52E4E0 #9752E4

square

#E45256 #9FE452 #52E4E0 #9752E4

split-complementary

#E45256 #52E497 #529FE4

monochromatic

#A2191D #D72227 #E45256 #EC878A #F5BCBD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#E45256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#E45256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #E45256

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##E45256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##E45256	1.00	3.72	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#787155

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9D9052

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#F93255

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #e45256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 82, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.181 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#f48a85',
    500: '#e45256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #e45256;
$custom-light: #f48a85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#e45256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 228,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.356,
    "s": 73,
    "l": 60.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63643,
    "c": 0.18142,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#E45256

secondary

#ADE5E3

accent

#D5D010

background

#FFF8F8

surface

#FFF0EF

border

#D7CBCA

text

#180C0B

muted

#867D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #E45256

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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