#E45E62#E45E62
#E45E62 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.167 H 21.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E45E62 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 94, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 71%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 59%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 57%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.45, 52.41, 24.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.45, 57.92, 25.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.34% 0.1559 0.0604) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.34% 0.167 21.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2056, 25.3860, 14.4410) |
| Luminance | 0.2538 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.16
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.50
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.56
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 5.14
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.18
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E45E62 #5EE4E0
analogous
#E45EA5 #E45E62 #E49D5E
triadic
#E45E62 #62E45E #5E62E4
tetradic
#E45E62 #A5E45E #5EE4E0 #9D5EE4
square
#E45E62 #A5E45E #5EE4E0 #9D5EE4
split-complementary
#E45E62 #5EE49D #5EA5E4
monochromatic
#AB1D21 #DB2A2F #E45E62 #ED9295 #F6C7C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.46
#E45E62 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.08
#E45E62 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E45E62
6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E45E62 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E45E62 | 1.00 | 3.46 | 6.08 | 6.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7861
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0955F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F94660
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e45e62; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 94, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.167 21.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3918e',
500: '#e45e62',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e45e62; $custom-light: #f3918e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e45e62",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 94,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.209,
"s": 71.277,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65337,
"c": 0.16717,
"h": 21.2
},
"luminance": 0.25381
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E45E62
secondary
#B7E7E5
accent
#D3CE12
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180D0C
muted
#867E7D