#E45E4D#E45E4D
#E45E4D is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.170 H 29.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E45E4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 94, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 74%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 66%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 66.2%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.11, 51.05, 36.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.11, 62.56, 35.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.98% 0.148 0.0844) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.98% 0.17 29.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3408, 25.0401, 9.8867) |
| Luminance | 0.2504 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.15
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 4.20
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.85
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 5.06
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 5.58
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E45E4D #4DD3E4
analogous
#E44D88 #E45E4D #E4AA4D
triadic
#E45E4D #4DE45E #5E4DE4
tetradic
#E45E4D #88E44D #4DD3E4 #AA4DE4
square
#E45E4D #88E44D #4DD3E4 #AA4DE4
split-complementary
#E45E4D #4DE4AA #4D88E4
monochromatic
#9F2718 #D43420 #E45E4D #EC8E82 #F4BEB7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#E45E4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.01
#E45E4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E45E4D
6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E45E4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E45E4D | 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)
#81774B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A39449
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FA425B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e45e4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 94, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.170 29.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4907f',
500: '#e45e4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e45e4d; $custom-light: #f4907f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e45e4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 94,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.755,
"s": 73.659,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64976,
"c": 0.17037,
"h": 29.7
},
"luminance": 0.25035
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E45E4D
secondary
#A9DDE4
accent
#DCF037
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF1EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#180D0A
muted
#867E7C