#E45E48#E45E48
#E45E48 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.171 H 31.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E45E48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 94, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 74%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 68%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 68.4%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.05, 50.78, 38.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.05, 63.94, 37.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.91% 0.1462 0.0896) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.91% 0.171 31.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1710, 24.9722, 8.9924) |
| Luminance | 0.2497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 4.81
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.10
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 5.28
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 5.66
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 6.00
Orangey Red
#FA4224
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E45E48 #48CEE4
analogous
#E44880 #E45E48 #E4AC48
triadic
#E45E48 #48E45E #5E48E4
tetradic
#E45E48 #80E448 #48CEE4 #AC48E4
square
#E45E48 #80E448 #48CEE4 #AC48E4
split-complementary
#E45E48 #48E4AC #4880E4
monochromatic
#9B2917 #D0381F #E45E48 #EC8D7D #F4BCB3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#E45E48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#E45E48 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E45E48
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E45E48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E45E48 | 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)
#827745
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A39444
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FA4159
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e45e48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 94, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.171 31.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4907c',
500: '#e45e48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e45e48; $custom-light: #f4907c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e45e48",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 94,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.462,
"s": 74.286,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64905,
"c": 0.17146,
"h": 31.5
},
"luminance": 0.24967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E45E48
secondary
#A5DAE3
accent
#D7F137
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF1EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#180D09
muted
#867E7B