#E45D5B#E45D5B
#E45D5B is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.169 H 23.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E45D5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 93, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 72%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 60%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.2%, 60.1%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.16, 52.37, 28.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.16, 59.52, 28.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.08% 0.1546 0.0683) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.08% 0.169 23.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8010, 25.0829, 12.7464) |
| Luminance | 0.2508 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.25
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.78
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.49
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.65
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.83
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E45D5B #5BE2E4
analogous
#E45B9D #E45D5B #E4A25B
triadic
#E45D5B #5BE45D #5D5BE4
tetradic
#E45D5B #9DE45B #5BE2E4 #A25BE4
square
#E45D5B #9DE45B #5BE2E4 #A25BE4
split-complementary
#E45D5B #5BE4A2 #5B9DE4
monochromatic
#A91E1C #DB2926 #E45D5B #ED9190 #F5C5C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.49
#E45D5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.02
#E45D5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E45D5B
6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E45D5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E45D5B | 1.00 | 3.49 | 6.02 | 6.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F775A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19458
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9435E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e45d5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 93, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.169 23.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f39089',
500: '#e45d5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e45d5b; $custom-light: #f39089; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e45d5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 93,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.876,
"s": 71.728,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65077,
"c": 0.16903,
"h": 23.8
},
"luminance": 0.25078
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E45D5B
secondary
#B4E6E6
accent
#D1D412
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180D0B
muted
#867E7C