#E45D59#E45D59
#E45D59 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.169 H 24.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E45D59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 93, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 72%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 61%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.2%, 61%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.12, 52.24, 29.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.12, 59.94, 29.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.04% 0.1539 0.0706) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.04% 0.169 24.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7159, 25.0488, 12.2981) |
| Luminance | 0.2504 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.29
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.50
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.31
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.80
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.86
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E45D59 #59E0E4
analogous
#E4599A #E45D59 #E4A359
triadic
#E45D59 #59E45D #5D59E4
tetradic
#E45D59 #9AE459 #59E0E4 #A359E4
square
#E45D59 #9AE459 #59E0E4 #A359E4
split-complementary
#E45D59 #59E4A3 #599AE4
monochromatic
#A71F1B #DB2A24 #E45D59 #ED908E #F5C4C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.49
#E45D59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.01
#E45D59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E45D59
6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E45D59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E45D59 | 1.00 | 3.49 | 6.01 | 6.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.49 | 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)
#7F7758
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19456
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9435D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e45d59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 93, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.169 24.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f39088',
500: '#e45d59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e45d59; $custom-light: #f39088; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e45d59",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 93,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.727,
"s": 72.021,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65041,
"c": 0.1693,
"h": 24.7
},
"luminance": 0.25044
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E45D59
secondary
#B3E4E6
accent
#CED411
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180D0B
muted
#867E7C