#E55754#E55754
#E55754 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.177 H 24.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E55754 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 87, 84) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 74%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 63%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62%, 63.3%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.21, 54.91, 31.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.21, 63.12, 29.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.36% 0.1613 0.074) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.36% 0.177 24.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3252, 24.1195, 11.0758) |
| Luminance | 0.2411 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 1.97
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.76
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.29
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.47
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.70
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E55754 #54E2E5
analogous
#E5549A #E55754 #E5A054
triadic
#E55754 #54E557 #5754E5
tetradic
#E55754 #9AE554 #54E2E5 #A054E5
square
#E55754 #9AE554 #54E2E5 #A054E5
split-complementary
#E55754 #54E5A0 #549AE5
monochromatic
#A51C19 #DB2521 #E55754 #ED8B89 #F5BFBE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.61
#E55754 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.82
#E55754 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E55754
5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E55754 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E55754 | 1.00 | 3.61 | 5.82 | 5.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C7453
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A09250
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB3958
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e55754; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 87, 84); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.177 24.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f48c84',
500: '#e55754',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e55754; $custom-light: #f48c84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e55754",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 87,
"b": 84
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.241,
"s": 73.604,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64357,
"c": 0.17746,
"h": 24.6
},
"luminance": 0.24114
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E55754
secondary
#AFE4E6
accent
#D2D610
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180D0B
muted
#867D7C