#E46C59#E46C59
#E46C59 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.153 H 30.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E46C59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 108, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 72%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 61%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 61%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.84, 45.17, 32.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.84, 55.84, 36.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.1% 0.1318 0.0784) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.1% 0.153 30.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1640, 27.9451, 12.7808) |
| Luminance | 0.2794 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 4.80
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 5.41
Orange Pink
#FF6F52
ΔE00 5.44
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 5.55
Salmon (survey)
#FF796C
ΔE00 6.14
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E46C59 #59D1E4
analogous
#E4598C #E46C59 #E4B159
triadic
#E46C59 #59E46C #6C59E4
tetradic
#E46C59 #8CE459 #59D1E4 #B159E4
square
#E46C59 #8CE459 #59D1E4 #B159E4
split-complementary
#E46C59 #59E4B1 #598CE4
monochromatic
#A72E1B #DB3D24 #E46C59 #ED9B8E #F5C9C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.19
#E46C59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.59
#E46C59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E46C59
6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E46C59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E46C59 | 1.00 | 3.19 | 6.59 | 6.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A8057
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A89A56
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F95668
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e46c59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 108, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.153 30.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f29988',
500: '#e46c59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e46c59; $custom-light: #f29988; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e46c59",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 108,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.201,
"s": 72.021,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67095,
"c": 0.15334,
"h": 30.7
},
"luminance": 0.2794
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E46C59
secondary
#B3DFE6
accent
#B9D411
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2F0
border
#D7CCCB
text
#180E0B
muted
#867E7C