#E45A5C#E45A5C
#E45A5C is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.172 H 22.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E45A5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 90, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 72%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 61%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.5%, 59.6%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.67, 53.78, 27.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.67, 60.21, 26.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.72% 0.1592 0.0656) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.72% 0.172 22.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5863, 24.5839, 12.8891) |
| Luminance | 0.2458 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.13
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.00
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.28
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.32
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 5.05
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E45A5C #5AE4E2
analogous
#E45AA1 #E45A5C #E49D5A
triadic
#E45A5C #5CE45A #5A5CE4
tetradic
#E45A5C #A1E45A #5AE4E2 #9D5AE4
square
#E45A5C #A1E45A #5AE4E2 #9D5AE4
split-complementary
#E45A5C #5AE49D #5AA1E4
monochromatic
#A81C1E #DB2528 #E45A5C #ED8F90 #F5C3C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.55
#E45A5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.92
#E45A5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E45A5C
5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E45A5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E45A5C | 1.00 | 3.55 | 5.92 | 5.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D765B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F9359
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F93F5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e45a5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 90, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.172 22.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f38e8a',
500: '#e45a5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e45a5c; $custom-light: #f38e8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e45a5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 90,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.13,
"s": 71.875,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64715,
"c": 0.17221,
"h": 22.4
},
"luminance": 0.24579
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E45A5C
secondary
#B4E6E5
accent
#D4D112
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180D0B
muted
#867E7C