#E5496B#E5496B
#E5496B is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.192 H 11.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5496B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 73, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 75%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 68%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.1%, 53.3%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.54, 62.18, 15.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.54, 64.07, 13.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.25% 0.1881 0.0391) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.25% 0.192 11.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3528, 22.4897, 16.2811) |
| Luminance | 0.2248 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cherry
#DE3163
ΔE00 4.55
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 5.28
Blush
#DE5D83
ΔE00 5.83
Warm Pink
#FB5581
ΔE00 5.90
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 5.95
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5496B #49E5C3
analogous
#E549B9 #E5496B #E57549
triadic
#E5496B #6BE549 #496BE5
tetradic
#E5496B #B9E549 #49E5C3 #7549E5
square
#E5496B #B9E549 #49E5C3 #7549E5
split-complementary
#E5496B #49E575 #49B9E5
monochromatic
#9D1634 #D31E45 #E5496B #ED7F97 #F4B4C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.82
#E5496B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.50
#E5496B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E5496B
5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5496B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5496B | 1.00 | 3.82 | 5.50 | 5.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F6E6B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978E67
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FA2957
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5496b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 73, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.192 11.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f48595',
500: '#e5496b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5496b; $custom-light: #f48595; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5496b",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 73,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.923,
"s": 75,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63252,
"c": 0.19209,
"h": 11.7
},
"luminance": 0.22485
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5496B
secondary
#A6E3D6
accent
#F2C936
background
#FFF8F9
surface
#FFF0F1
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180C0D
muted
#867D7E