#E45659#E45659
#E45659 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.177 H 22.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E45659 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 86, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 72%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 62%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 61%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.96, 55.32, 27.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.96, 61.96, 26.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.17% 0.1636 0.0672) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.17% 0.177 22.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1294, 23.8758, 12.1026) |
| Luminance | 0.2387 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 1.83
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.58
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.18
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.20
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.72
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E45659 #56E4E1
analogous
#E456A0 #E45659 #E49A56
triadic
#E45659 #59E456 #5659E4
tetradic
#E45659 #A0E456 #56E4E1 #9A56E4
square
#E45659 #A0E456 #56E4E1 #9A56E4
split-complementary
#E45659 #56E49A #56A0E4
monochromatic
#A51A1D #DA2327 #E45659 #EC8B8D #F5C0C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#E45659 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.77
#E45659 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E45659
5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E45659 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E45659 | 1.00 | 3.64 | 5.77 | 5.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A7358
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9155
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F93958
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e45659; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 86, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.177 22.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f38c88',
500: '#e45659',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e45659; $custom-light: #f38c88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e45659",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 86,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.732,
"s": 72.449,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64169,
"c": 0.17687,
"h": 22.3
},
"luminance": 0.23871
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E45659
secondary
#B0E5E4
accent
#D5D011
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C