#E45A5D#E45A5D
#E45A5D is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.172 H 22.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E45A5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 90, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 72%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 61%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.5%, 59.2%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.69, 53.85, 26.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.69, 60.03, 26.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.73% 0.1596 0.0644) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.73% 0.172 22) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6303, 24.6015, 13.1208) |
| Luminance | 0.2460 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.29
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.22
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.25
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.27
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 5.21
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E45A5D #5AE4E1
analogous
#E45AA2 #E45A5D #E49C5A
triadic
#E45A5D #5DE45A #5A5DE4
tetradic
#E45A5D #A2E45A #5AE4E1 #9C5AE4
square
#E45A5D #A2E45A #5AE4E1 #9C5AE4
split-complementary
#E45A5D #5AE49C #5AA2E4
monochromatic
#A81C1F #DB2529 #E45A5D #ED8F91 #F5C3C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.55
#E45A5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.92
#E45A5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E45A5D
5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E45A5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E45A5D | 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)
#7D765C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F935A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9405C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e45a5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 90, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.172 22.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f38e8b',
500: '#e45a5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e45a5d; $custom-light: #f38e8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e45a5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 90,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.696,
"s": 71.875,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64733,
"c": 0.17212,
"h": 22
},
"luminance": 0.24597
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E45A5D
secondary
#B4E6E5
accent
#D4D012
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180D0C
muted
#867E7D