#E4545C#E4545C
#E4545C is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.179 H 20.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4545C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 84, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 73%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 63%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.2%, 59.6%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.70, 56.37, 25.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.70, 62.01, 24.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.99% 0.1674 0.0627) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.99% 0.179 20.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1005, 23.6123, 12.7271) |
| Luminance | 0.2361 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.68
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.03
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.16
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.54
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.83
Reddish Pink
#FE2C54
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4545C #54E4DC
analogous
#E454A4 #E4545C #E49454
triadic
#E4545C #5CE454 #545CE4
tetradic
#E4545C #A4E454 #54E4DC #9454E4
square
#E4545C #A4E454 #54E4DC #9454E4
split-complementary
#E4545C #54E494 #54A4E4
monochromatic
#A41A22 #D9222C #E4545C #EC898E #F5BEC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.67
#E4545C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.72
#E4545C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E4545C
5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4545C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4545C | 1.00 | 3.67 | 5.72 | 5.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#79725B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9158
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F93658
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4545c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 84, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.179 20.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f38b8a',
500: '#e4545c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4545c; $custom-light: #f38b8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4545c",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 84,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.667,
"s": 72.727,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63986,
"c": 0.17879,
"h": 20.5
},
"luminance": 0.23607
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4545C
secondary
#AFE5E2
accent
#D5CA11
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C