#E45B5D#E45B5D
#E45B5D is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.171 H 22.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E45B5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 91, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 72%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 60%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 59.2%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.85, 53.40, 26.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.85, 59.73, 26.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.86% 0.1582 0.0649) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.86% 0.171 22.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7152, 24.7713, 13.1491) |
| Luminance | 0.2477 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.28
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.18
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.31
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.37
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 5.05
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E45B5D #5BE4E2
analogous
#E45BA2 #E45B5D #E49D5B
triadic
#E45B5D #5DE45B #5B5DE4
tetradic
#E45B5D #A2E45B #5BE4E2 #9D5BE4
square
#E45B5D #A2E45B #5BE4E2 #9D5BE4
split-complementary
#E45B5D #5BE49D #5BA2E4
monochromatic
#A91C1E #DB2629 #E45B5D #ED9091 #F5C4C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.53
#E45B5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.95
#E45B5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E45B5D
5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E45B5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E45B5D | 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)
#7D765C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0935A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9415D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e45b5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 91, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.171 22.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f38f8b',
500: '#e45b5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e45b5d; $custom-light: #f38f8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e45b5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 91,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.124,
"s": 71.728,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64859,
"c": 0.17101,
"h": 22.3
},
"luminance": 0.24766
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E45B5D
secondary
#B4E6E6
accent
#D4D112
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180D0C
muted
#867E7D