#E55057#E55057
#E55057 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.184 H 21.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E55057 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 80, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 74%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 65%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.1%, 62%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.16, 58.03, 28.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.16, 64.47, 25.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.59% 0.1717 0.0674) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.59% 0.184 21.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9057, 23.0885, 11.5281) |
| Luminance | 0.2308 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.35
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.84
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 3.93
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.30
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.40
Lightish Red
#FE2F4A
ΔE00 4.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E55057 #50E5DE
analogous
#E550A1 #E55057 #E59350
triadic
#E55057 #57E550 #5057E5
tetradic
#E55057 #A1E550 #50E5DE #9350E5
square
#E55057 #A1E550 #50E5DE #9350E5
split-complementary
#E55057 #50E593 #50A1E5
monochromatic
#A2181F #D82029 #E55057 #ED858A #F5BBBD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.74
#E55057 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.62
#E55057 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E55057
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E55057 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E55057 | 1.00 | 3.74 | 5.62 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#777056
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9053
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB2E54
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e55057; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 80, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.184 21.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f48986',
500: '#e55057',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e55057; $custom-light: #f48986; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e55057",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 80,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.181,
"s": 74.129,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6359,
"c": 0.18447,
"h": 21.4
},
"luminance": 0.23083
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E55057
secondary
#ACE5E2
accent
#D6CD0F
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C