#E4535E#E4535E
#E4535E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.180 H 19.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4535E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 83, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 73%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 64%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 58.8%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.58, 56.93, 24.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.58, 61.98, 23.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.91% 0.1695 0.0598) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.91% 0.18 19.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1120, 23.4936, 13.1680) |
| Luminance | 0.2349 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.34
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.15
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.33
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 4.82
Reddish Pink
#FE2C54
ΔE00 4.87
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4535E #53E4D9
analogous
#E453A6 #E4535E #E49053
triadic
#E4535E #5EE453 #535EE4
tetradic
#E4535E #A6E453 #53E4D9 #9053E4
square
#E4535E #A6E453 #53E4D9 #9053E4
split-complementary
#E4535E #53E490 #53A6E4
monochromatic
#A31A24 #D82230 #E4535E #EC8890 #F5BDC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#E4535E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.70
#E4535E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E4535E
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4535E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4535E | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.70 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#78725D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C905A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F93558
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4535e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 83, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.180 19.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f38a8b',
500: '#e4535e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4535e; $custom-light: #f38a8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4535e",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 83,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.448,
"s": 72.864,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63908,
"c": 0.17976,
"h": 19.4
},
"luminance": 0.23489
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4535E
secondary
#AEE5E1
accent
#D5C611
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180C0C
muted
#867D7D