#E55355#E55355
#E55355 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.182 H 23.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E55355 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 83, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 74%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 64%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 62.9%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.59, 56.67, 29.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.59, 64.02, 27.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.9% 0.167 0.0711) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.9% 0.182 23) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0497, 23.5055, 11.1786) |
| Luminance | 0.2350 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 1.78
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.05
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.22
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.44
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.54
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E55355 #53E5E3
analogous
#E5539E #E55355 #E59A53
triadic
#E55355 #55E553 #5355E5
tetradic
#E55355 #9EE553 #53E5E3 #9A53E5
square
#E55355 #9EE553 #53E5E3 #9A53E5
split-complementary
#E55355 #53E59A #539EE5
monochromatic
#A5191B #DA2123 #E55355 #ED888A #F5BDBE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#E55355 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.70
#E55355 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E55355
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E55355 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E55355 | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.70 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#797254
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9151
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB3255
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e55355; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 83, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.182 23.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f48a85',
500: '#e55355',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e55355; $custom-light: #f48a85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e55355",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 83,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.178,
"s": 73.737,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63898,
"c": 0.18152,
"h": 23
},
"luminance": 0.235
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E55355
secondary
#AEE5E5
accent
#D6D310
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C