#E5453B#E5453B
#E5453B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.198 H 28.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5453B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 69, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 77%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 74%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.9%, 74.2%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.21, 60.88, 41.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.21, 73.76, 34.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62% 0.1752 0.093) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.198 28) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2346, 21.2353, 6.3804) |
| Luminance | 0.2123 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.85
Cherry Red
#F7022A
ΔE00 4.51
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 4.63
Strawberry (survey)
#FB2943
ΔE00 5.46
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.46
Neon Red
#FF073A
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5453B #3BDBE5
analogous
#E53B86 #E5453B #E59A3B
triadic
#E5453B #3BE545 #453BE5
tetradic
#E5453B #86E53B #3BDBE5 #9A3BE5
square
#E5453B #86E53B #3BDBE5 #9A3BE5
split-complementary
#E5453B #3BE59A #3B86E5
monochromatic
#921B13 #C8251B #E5453B #EC7871 #F3ACA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.00
#E5453B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.25
#E5453B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E5453B
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5453B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5453B | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.25 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#736938
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8C35
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FC0144
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5453b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 69, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.198 28.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f68272',
500: '#e5453b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5453b; $custom-light: #f68272; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5453b",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 69,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.529,
"s": 76.577,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61999,
"c": 0.19835,
"h": 28
},
"luminance": 0.2123
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5453B
secondary
#9BDDE1
accent
#E8F335
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FFF0EC
border
#D7CBC7
text
#190B08
muted
#867C7B