#E55461#E55461
#E55461 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.180 H 18.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E55461 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 84, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 74%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 63%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 57.6%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.95, 57.04, 23.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.95, 61.61, 22.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.24% 0.1703 0.0571) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.24% 0.18 18.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6446, 23.8667, 13.9314) |
| Luminance | 0.2386 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.98
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.22
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.69
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 4.85
Reddish Pink
#FE2C54
ΔE00 4.94
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E55461 #54E5D8
analogous
#E554AA #E55461 #E59054
triadic
#E55461 #61E554 #5461E5
tetradic
#E55461 #AAE554 #54E5D8 #9054E5
square
#E55461 #AAE554 #54E5D8 #9054E5
split-complementary
#E55461 #54E590 #54AAE5
monochromatic
#A51926 #DB2132 #E55461 #ED8992 #F5BEC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#E55461 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.77
#E55461 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E55461
5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E55461 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E55461 | 1.00 | 3.64 | 5.77 | 5.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#787361
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D915D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FA375A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e55461; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 84, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.180 18.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f48b8d',
500: '#e55461',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e55461; $custom-light: #f48b8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e55461",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 84,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.621,
"s": 73.604,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64239,
"c": 0.1796,
"h": 18.5
},
"luminance": 0.23862
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E55461
secondary
#AFE6E1
accent
#D6C410
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180C0C
muted
#867D7D