#E45E5D#E45E5D
#E45E5D is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.168 H 23.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E45E5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 94, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 71%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 59%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 59.2%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.36, 52.06, 27.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.36, 58.83, 27.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.24% 0.154 0.0664) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.24% 0.168 23.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9768, 25.2945, 13.2363) |
| Luminance | 0.2529 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.45
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.14
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.61
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.62
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.78
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 4.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E45E5D #5DE3E4
analogous
#E45DA0 #E45E5D #E4A15D
triadic
#E45E5D #5DE45E #5E5DE4
tetradic
#E45E5D #A0E45D #5DE3E4 #A15DE4
square
#E45E5D #A0E45D #5DE3E4 #A15DE4
split-complementary
#E45E5D #5DE4A1 #5DA0E4
monochromatic
#AA1D1C #DB2A29 #E45E5D #ED9291 #F5C6C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.47
#E45E5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.06
#E45E5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E45E5D
6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E45E5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E45E5D | 1.00 | 3.47 | 6.06 | 6.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F785C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1945A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9455F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e45e5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 94, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.168 23.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3908b',
500: '#e45e5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e45e5d; $custom-light: #f3908b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e45e5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 94,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.444,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65242,
"c": 0.16768,
"h": 23.3
},
"luminance": 0.2529
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E45E5D
secondary
#B6E6E7
accent
#D2D312
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180D0C
muted
#867E7D