#E45C5D#E45C5D
#E45C5D is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.170 H 22.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E45C5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 92, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 72%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 60%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.6%, 59.2%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.02, 52.96, 26.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.02, 59.43, 26.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.99% 0.1568 0.0654) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.99% 0.17 22.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8013, 24.9435, 13.1778) |
| Luminance | 0.2494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.31
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.14
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.40
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.49
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.90
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 5.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E45C5D #5CE4E3
analogous
#E45CA1 #E45C5D #E49F5C
triadic
#E45C5D #5DE45C #5C5DE4
tetradic
#E45C5D #A1E45C #5CE4E3 #9F5CE4
square
#E45C5D #A1E45C #5CE4E3 #9F5CE4
split-complementary
#E45C5D #5CE49F #5CA1E4
monochromatic
#AA1C1D #DB2729 #E45C5D #ED9191 #F5C5C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#E45C5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#E45C5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E45C5D
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E45C5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E45C5D | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E775C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0945A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9425E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e45c5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 92, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.170 22.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f38f8b',
500: '#e45c5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e45c5d; $custom-light: #f38f8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e45c5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 92,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.559,
"s": 71.579,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64985,
"c": 0.1699,
"h": 22.6
},
"luminance": 0.24939
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E45C5D
secondary
#B5E7E6
accent
#D4D212
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180D0C
muted
#867E7D