#E45A45#E45A45
#E45A45 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.176 H 31.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E45A45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 90, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 75%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 70%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.5%, 69.7%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.33, 52.43, 39.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.33, 65.73, 37.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.35% 0.1508 0.0908) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.35% 0.176 31.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7290, 24.2410, 8.3740) |
| Luminance | 0.2424 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.68
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 4.97
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 5.06
Orangey Red
#FA4224
ΔE00 5.66
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 5.72
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E45A45 #45CFE4
analogous
#E4457F #E45A45 #E4AA45
triadic
#E45A45 #45E45A #5A45E4
tetradic
#E45A45 #7FE445 #45CFE4 #AA45E4
square
#E45A45 #7FE445 #45CFE4 #AA45E4
split-complementary
#E45A45 #45E4AA #457FE4
monochromatic
#982716 #CE351E #E45A45 #EC897A #F4B9B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.59
#E45A45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.85
#E45A45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E45A45
5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E45A45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E45A45 | 1.00 | 3.59 | 5.85 | 5.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7442
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A29241
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FA3B56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e45a45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 90, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.176 31.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f48e79',
500: '#e45a45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e45a45; $custom-light: #f48e79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e45a45",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 90,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.925,
"s": 74.648,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6435,
"c": 0.17603,
"h": 31.1
},
"luminance": 0.24236
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E45A45
secondary
#A3DAE2
accent
#D9F137
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF1ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#180D09
muted
#867E7B