#E45B5C#E45B5C
#E45B5C is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.171 H 22.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E45B5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 91, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 72%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 60%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 59.6%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.83, 53.33, 27.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.83, 59.92, 27.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.84% 0.1578 0.0661) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.84% 0.171 22.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6712, 24.7537, 12.9174) |
| Luminance | 0.2475 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.15
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.96
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.36
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.44
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.90
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 5.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E45B5C #5BE4E3
analogous
#E45BA1 #E45B5C #E49E5B
triadic
#E45B5C #5CE45B #5B5CE4
tetradic
#E45B5C #A1E45B #5BE4E3 #9E5BE4
square
#E45B5C #A1E45B #5BE4E3 #9E5BE4
split-complementary
#E45B5C #5BE49E #5BA1E4
monochromatic
#A91C1D #DB2628 #E45B5C #ED9090 #F5C4C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.53
#E45B5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.95
#E45B5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E45B5C
5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E45B5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E45B5C | 1.00 | 3.53 | 5.95 | 5.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D765B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A09359
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9415D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e45b5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 91, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.171 22.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f38f8a',
500: '#e45b5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e45b5c; $custom-light: #f38f8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e45b5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 91,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.562,
"s": 71.728,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6484,
"c": 0.17112,
"h": 22.7
},
"luminance": 0.24749
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E45B5C
secondary
#B4E6E6
accent
#D4D212
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180D0B
muted
#867E7C