#E45E63#E45E63
#E45E63 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.167 H 20.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E45E63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 94, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 71%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 59%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 56.6%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.47, 52.49, 24.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.47, 57.75, 24.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.36% 0.1563 0.0591) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.36% 0.167 20.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2531, 25.4050, 14.6912) |
| Luminance | 0.2540 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.37
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.54
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.58
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 5.24
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.41
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E45E63 #5EE4DF
analogous
#E45EA6 #E45E63 #E49C5E
triadic
#E45E63 #63E45E #5E63E4
tetradic
#E45E63 #A6E45E #5EE4DF #9C5EE4
square
#E45E63 #A6E45E #5EE4DF #9C5EE4
split-complementary
#E45E63 #5EE49C #5EA6E4
monochromatic
#AB1D22 #DB2A30 #E45E63 #ED9296 #F6C7C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.45
#E45E63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.08
#E45E63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E45E63
6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E45E63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E45E63 | 1.00 | 3.45 | 6.08 | 6.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.45 | 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)
#7E7862
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A09560
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F94661
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e45e63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 94, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.167 20.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2918f',
500: '#e45e63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e45e63; $custom-light: #f2918f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e45e63",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 94,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.761,
"s": 71.277,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65357,
"c": 0.1671,
"h": 20.7
},
"luminance": 0.254
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E45E63
secondary
#B7E7E5
accent
#D3CC12
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180D0C
muted
#867E7D