#E45B4A#E45B4A
#E45B4A is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.174 H 29.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E45B4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 91, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 74%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 68%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 67.5%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.56, 52.24, 37.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.56, 64.11, 35.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.55% 0.1512 0.0862) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.55% 0.174 29.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9757, 24.4755, 9.2544) |
| Luminance | 0.2447 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.90
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 4.40
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.85
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 5.29
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 5.51
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E45B4A #4AD3E4
analogous
#E44A86 #E45B4A #E4A84A
triadic
#E45B4A #4AE45B #5B4AE4
tetradic
#E45B4A #86E44A #4AD3E4 #A84AE4
square
#E45B4A #86E44A #4AD3E4 #A84AE4
split-complementary
#E45B4A #4AE4A8 #4A86E4
monochromatic
#9C2617 #D2331F #E45B4A #EC8B7F #F4BCB5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.56
#E45B4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.89
#E45B4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E45B4A
5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E45B4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E45B4A | 1.00 | 3.56 | 5.89 | 5.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#807548
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A29346
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FA3D58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e45b4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 91, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.174 29.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f48e7d',
500: '#e45b4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e45b4a; $custom-light: #f48e7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e45b4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 91,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.623,
"s": 74.038,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64546,
"c": 0.17399,
"h": 29.7
},
"luminance": 0.24471
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E45B4A
secondary
#A7DCE3
accent
#DCF137
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF1EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#180D09
muted
#867E7B