#E45C5F#E45C5F
#E45C5F is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.170 H 21.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E45C5F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 92, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 72%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 60%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.6%, 58.3%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.06, 53.10, 25.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.06, 59.06, 25.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.02% 0.1576 0.063) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.02% 0.17 21.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8910, 24.9794, 13.6504) |
| Luminance | 0.2497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.62
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.34
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.39
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.58
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 5.20
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E45C5F #5CE4E1
analogous
#E45CA3 #E45C5F #E49D5C
triadic
#E45C5F #5FE45C #5C5FE4
tetradic
#E45C5F #A3E45C #5CE4E1 #9D5CE4
square
#E45C5F #A3E45C #5CE4E1 #9D5CE4
split-complementary
#E45C5F #5CE49D #5CA3E4
monochromatic
#AA1C1F #DB272B #E45C5F #ED9193 #F5C5C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#E45C5F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#E45C5F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E45C5F
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E45C5F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E45C5F | 1.00 | 3.50 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 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)
#7E775E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0945C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9435E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e45c5f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 92, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.170 21.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f38f8c',
500: '#e45c5f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e45c5f; $custom-light: #f38f8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e45c5f",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 92,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.676,
"s": 71.579,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65023,
"c": 0.1697,
"h": 21.8
},
"luminance": 0.24974
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E45C5F
secondary
#B5E7E5
accent
#D4CF12
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180D0C
muted
#867E7D