#E5575C#E5575C
#E5575C is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.177 H 21.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5575C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 87, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 73%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 62%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62%, 59.8%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.34, 55.42, 26.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.34, 61.52, 25.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.5% 0.1643 0.0647) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.5% 0.177 21.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6566, 24.2521, 12.8213) |
| Luminance | 0.2425 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.39
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 3.94
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.27
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.32
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.25
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 5.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5575C #57E5E0
analogous
#E557A3 #E5575C #E59957
triadic
#E5575C #5CE557 #575CE5
tetradic
#E5575C #A3E557 #57E5E0 #9957E5
square
#E5575C #A3E557 #57E5E0 #9957E5
split-complementary
#E5575C #57E599 #57A3E5
monochromatic
#A81A1F #DD2229 #E5575C #ED8C8F #F5C1C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.59
#E5575C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.85
#E5575C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E5575C
5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5575C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5575C | 1.00 | 3.59 | 5.85 | 5.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B745B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F9258
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FA3B5A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5575c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 87, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.177 21.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f48d8a',
500: '#e5575c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5575c; $custom-light: #f48d8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5575c",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 87,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.887,
"s": 73.196,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64499,
"c": 0.17659,
"h": 21.5
},
"luminance": 0.24247
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5575C
secondary
#B2E6E4
accent
#D5CE10
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180D0B
muted
#867D7C