#E45554#E45554
#E45554 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.178 H 24.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E45554 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 85, 84) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 73%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 63%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.7%, 63.2%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.72, 55.43, 30.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.72, 63.27, 28.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.96% 0.1631 0.0726) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.96% 0.178 24) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8472, 23.6361, 11.0077) |
| Luminance | 0.2363 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 1.61
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.63
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.33
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.52
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.59
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E45554 #54E3E4
analogous
#E4549B #E45554 #E49D54
triadic
#E45554 #54E455 #5554E4
tetradic
#E45554 #9BE454 #54E3E4 #9D54E4
square
#E45554 #9BE454 #54E3E4 #9D54E4
split-complementary
#E45554 #54E49D #549BE4
monochromatic
#A41B1A #D92322 #E45554 #EC8A89 #F5BEBE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.67
#E45554 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.73
#E45554 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E45554
5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E45554 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E45554 | 1.00 | 3.67 | 5.73 | 5.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A7253
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9150
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F93656
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e45554; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 85, 84); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.178 24.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f48b84',
500: '#e45554',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e45554; $custom-light: #f48b84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e45554",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 85,
"b": 84
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.417,
"s": 72.727,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63961,
"c": 0.17849,
"h": 24
},
"luminance": 0.23631
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E45554
secondary
#AFE5E5
accent
#D3D511
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C