#E4556D#E4556D
#E4556D is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.178 H 13.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4556D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 85, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 73%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 63%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.7%, 52.2%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.19, 57.21, 16.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.19, 59.55, 16.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.46% 0.1726 0.0417) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.46% 0.178 13.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0069, 24.0999, 17.1154) |
| Luminance | 0.2409 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 4.40
Pinkish
#D46A7E
ΔE00 5.36
Warm Pink
#FB5581
ΔE00 5.51
Blush
#DE5D83
ΔE00 5.87
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 6.21
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4556D #55E4CC
analogous
#E455B5 #E4556D #E48555
triadic
#E4556D #6DE455 #556DE4
tetradic
#E4556D #B5E455 #55E4CC #8555E4
square
#E4556D #B5E455 #55E4CC #8555E4
split-complementary
#E4556D #55E485 #55B5E4
monochromatic
#A41A31 #D92341 #E4556D #EC8A9A #F5BFC8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.61
#E4556D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.82
#E4556D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E4556D
5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4556D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4556D | 1.00 | 3.61 | 5.82 | 5.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#76746D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B926A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F83D5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4556d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 85, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.178 13.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f28c96',
500: '#e4556d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4556d; $custom-light: #f28c96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4556d",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 85,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.93,
"s": 72.589,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64462,
"c": 0.17756,
"h": 13.6
},
"luminance": 0.24095
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4556D
secondary
#B0E5DC
accent
#D5B411
background
#FFF8F9
surface
#FFF0F2
border
#D7CBCC
text
#180D0D
muted
#867D7E