#E45C62#E45C62
#E45C62 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.169 H 20.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E45C62 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 92, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 72%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 60%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.6%, 57%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.11, 53.31, 24.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.11, 58.55, 24.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.08% 0.1587 0.0593) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.08% 0.169 20.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0300, 25.0350, 14.3825) |
| Luminance | 0.2503 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.24
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.41
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.42
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.29
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 5.45
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E45C62 #5CE4DE
analogous
#E45CA6 #E45C62 #E49A5C
triadic
#E45C62 #62E45C #5C62E4
tetradic
#E45C62 #A6E45C #5CE4DE #9A5CE4
square
#E45C62 #A6E45C #5CE4DE #9A5CE4
split-complementary
#E45C62 #5CE49A #5CA6E4
monochromatic
#AA1C22 #DB272F #E45C62 #ED9195 #F5C5C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#E45C62 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.01
#E45C62 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E45C62
6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E45C62 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E45C62 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 6.01 | 6.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D7761
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0945F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9435F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e45c62; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 92, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.169 20.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f38f8e',
500: '#e45c62',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e45c62; $custom-light: #f38f8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e45c62",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 92,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.353,
"s": 71.579,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65081,
"c": 0.16946,
"h": 20.5
},
"luminance": 0.2503
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E45C62
secondary
#B5E7E4
accent
#D4CB12
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180D0C
muted
#867E7D