#E46255#E46255
#E46255 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.165 H 28.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E46255 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 98, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 73%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 63%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57%, 62.7%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.93, 49.69, 32.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.93, 59.48, 33.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.63% 0.1452 0.0776) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.63% 0.165 28.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0058, 25.8901, 11.5885) |
| Luminance | 0.2589 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 4.00
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.13
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.21
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.36
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 5.36
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E46255 #55D7E4
analogous
#E45590 #E46255 #E4AA55
triadic
#E46255 #55E462 #6255E4
tetradic
#E46255 #90E455 #55D7E4 #AA55E4
square
#E46255 #90E455 #55D7E4 #AA55E4
split-complementary
#E46255 #55E4AA #5590E4
monochromatic
#A4271A #D93323 #E46255 #EC938A #F5C4BF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.40
#E46255 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.18
#E46255 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E46255
6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E46255 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E46255 | 1.00 | 3.40 | 6.18 | 6.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837A53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A49652
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F94960
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e46255; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 98, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.165 28.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f39385',
500: '#e46255',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e46255; $custom-light: #f39385; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e46255",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 98,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.455,
"s": 72.589,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65631,
"c": 0.16464,
"h": 28.1
},
"luminance": 0.25885
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E46255
secondary
#B0E0E5
accent
#C3D511
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2EF
border
#D7CCCA
text
#180D0B
muted
#867E7C