#E4555F#E4555F
#E4555F is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.178 H 19.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4555F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 85, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 73%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 63%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.7%, 58.3%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.91, 56.15, 24.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.91, 61.21, 23.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.16% 0.1672 0.0595) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.16% 0.178 19.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3124, 23.8221, 13.4576) |
| Luminance | 0.2382 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.27
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.15
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.30
Reddish Pink
#FE2C54
ΔE00 5.09
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 5.10
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4555F #55E4DA
analogous
#E455A7 #E4555F #E49355
triadic
#E4555F #5FE455 #555FE4
tetradic
#E4555F #A7E455 #55E4DA #9355E4
square
#E4555F #A7E455 #55E4DA #9355E4
split-complementary
#E4555F #55E493 #55A7E4
monochromatic
#A41A24 #D9232F #E4555F #EC8A91 #F5BFC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#E4555F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.76
#E4555F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E4555F
5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4555F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4555F | 1.00 | 3.64 | 5.76 | 5.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#79735E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D915B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9395A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4555f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 85, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.178 19.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f38b8c',
500: '#e4555f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4555f; $custom-light: #f38b8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4555f",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 85,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.804,
"s": 72.589,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64163,
"c": 0.17752,
"h": 19.6
},
"luminance": 0.23817
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4555F
secondary
#B0E5E1
accent
#D5C711
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180C0C
muted
#867D7D