#E54E4E#E54E4E
#E54E4E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.187 H 24.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E54E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 78, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 74%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 66%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.9%, 65.9%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.72, 58.31, 32.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.72, 66.87, 29.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.21% 0.1709 0.0769) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.21% 0.187 24.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4164, 22.6620, 9.6629) |
| Luminance | 0.2266 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.30
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.32
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.02
Strawberry (survey)
#FB2943
ΔE00 4.29
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.39
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E54E4E #4EE5E5
analogous
#E54E99 #E54E4E #E5994E
triadic
#E54E4E #4EE54E #4E4EE5
tetradic
#E54E4E #99E54E #4EE5E5 #994EE5
square
#E54E4E #99E54E #4EE5E5 #994EE5
split-complementary
#E54E4E #4EE599 #4E99E5
monochromatic
#A11818 #D61F1F #E54E4E #ED8383 #F5B9B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.80
#E54E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.53
#E54E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E54E4E
5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E54E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E54E4E | 1.00 | 3.80 | 5.53 | 5.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#776E4D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8F4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB2750
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e54e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 78, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.187 24.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5877f',
500: '#e54e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e54e4e; $custom-light: #f5877f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e54e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 78,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 74.384,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63214,
"c": 0.18739,
"h": 24.2
},
"luminance": 0.22657
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E54E4E
secondary
#AAE4E4
accent
#D7D70F
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#190C0A
muted
#867D7C