#E5496E#E5496E
#E5496E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.192 H 10.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5496E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 73, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 75%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 68%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.1%, 52%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.61, 62.41, 13.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.61, 63.91, 12.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.32% 0.1892 0.0351) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.32% 0.192 10.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5134, 22.5539, 17.1268) |
| Luminance | 0.2255 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cherry
#DE3163
ΔE00 4.48
Blush
#DE5D83
ΔE00 5.18
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 5.20
Warm Pink
#FB5581
ΔE00 5.56
Darkish Pink
#DA467D
ΔE00 5.85
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5496E #49E5C0
analogous
#E549BC #E5496E #E57249
triadic
#E5496E #6EE549 #496EE5
tetradic
#E5496E #BCE549 #49E5C0 #7249E5
square
#E5496E #BCE549 #49E5C0 #7249E5
split-complementary
#E5496E #49E572 #49BCE5
monochromatic
#9D1636 #D31E49 #E5496E #ED7F99 #F4B4C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.81
#E5496E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.51
#E5496E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E5496E
5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5496E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5496E | 1.00 | 3.81 | 5.51 | 5.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F6F6F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978E6A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F92A58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5496e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 73, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.192 10.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f38597',
500: '#e5496e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5496e; $custom-light: #f38597; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5496e",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 73,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.769,
"s": 75,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63324,
"c": 0.19242,
"h": 10.5
},
"luminance": 0.22549
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5496E
secondary
#A6E3D5
accent
#F2C536
background
#FFF8F9
surface
#FFF0F2
border
#D7CBCC
text
#180C0D
muted
#867D7E