#E45E5C#E45E5C
#E45E5C is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.168 H 23.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E45E5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 94, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 72%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 60%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 59.6%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.34, 51.99, 27.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.34, 59.03, 28.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.22% 0.1536 0.0676) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.22% 0.168 23.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9328, 25.2769, 13.0046) |
| Luminance | 0.2527 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.40
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.97
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.50
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.69
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.88
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E45E5C #5CE2E4
analogous
#E45C9E #E45E5C #E4A25C
triadic
#E45E5C #5CE45E #5E5CE4
tetradic
#E45E5C #9EE45C #5CE2E4 #A25CE4
square
#E45E5C #9EE45C #5CE2E4 #A25CE4
split-complementary
#E45E5C #5CE4A2 #5C9EE4
monochromatic
#AA1E1C #DB2A27 #E45E5C #ED9291 #F5C6C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.47
#E45E5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.05
#E45E5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E45E5C
6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E45E5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E45E5C | 1.00 | 3.47 | 6.05 | 6.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F785B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19459
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9455F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e45e5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 94, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.168 23.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3908a',
500: '#e45e5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e45e5c; $custom-light: #f3908a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e45e5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 94,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.882,
"s": 71.579,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65224,
"c": 0.1678,
"h": 23.8
},
"luminance": 0.25272
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E45E5C
secondary
#B5E6E7
accent
#D1D412
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180D0B
muted
#867E7C