#E55C4A#E55C4A
#E55C4A is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.174 H 30.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E55C4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 92, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 75%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 68%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.8%, 67.7%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.89, 52.14, 37.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.89, 64.29, 35.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.83% 0.1507 0.0871) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.83% 0.174 30) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3800, 24.8117, 9.2980) |
| Luminance | 0.2481 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 4.26
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.28
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.18
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 5.24
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 5.58
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E55C4A #4AD3E5
analogous
#E54A86 #E55C4A #E5AA4A
triadic
#E55C4A #4AE55C #5C4AE5
tetradic
#E55C4A #86E54A #4AD3E5 #AA4AE5
square
#E55C4A #86E54A #4AD3E5 #AA4AE5
split-complementary
#E55C4A #4AE5AA #4A86E5
monochromatic
#9E2617 #D3331E #E55C4A #ED8C80 #F4BCB5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.52
#E55C4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.96
#E55C4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E55C4A
5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E55C4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E55C4A | 1.00 | 3.52 | 5.96 | 5.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#817647
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A39446
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB3E58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e55c4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 92, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.174 30.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f58f7d',
500: '#e55c4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e55c4a; $custom-light: #f58f7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e55c4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 92,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.968,
"s": 74.879,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64826,
"c": 0.17408,
"h": 30
},
"luminance": 0.24807
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E55C4A
secondary
#A7DDE4
accent
#DCF136
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF1EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#180D09
muted
#867E7B