#E55359#E55359
#E55359 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.181 H 21.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E55359 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 83, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 74%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 64%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 61.1%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.66, 56.92, 27.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.66, 63.24, 25.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.97% 0.1685 0.0664) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.97% 0.181 21.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2131, 23.5708, 12.0393) |
| Luminance | 0.2357 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.25
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 3.88
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.95
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.32
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.70
Lightish Red
#FE2F4A
ΔE00 4.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E55359 #53E5DF
analogous
#E553A2 #E55359 #E59653
triadic
#E55359 #59E553 #5359E5
tetradic
#E55359 #A2E553 #53E5DF #9653E5
square
#E55359 #A2E553 #53E5DF #9653E5
split-complementary
#E55359 #53E596 #53A2E5
monochromatic
#A5191F #DA2129 #E55359 #ED888C #F5BDC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#E55359 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.71
#E55359 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E55359
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E55359 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E55359 | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.71 | 5.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#797258
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9155
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FA3456
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e55359; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 83, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.181 21.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f48a88',
500: '#e55359',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e55359; $custom-light: #f48a88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e55359",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 83,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.534,
"s": 73.737,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63969,
"c": 0.18114,
"h": 21.5
},
"luminance": 0.23566
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E55359
secondary
#AEE5E3
accent
#D6CE10
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180C0B
muted
#867D7C