#E55C4B#E55C4B
#E55C4B is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.174 H 29.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E55C4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 92, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 75%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 67%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.8%, 67.2%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.90, 52.19, 37.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.90, 64.02, 35.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.84% 0.1511 0.0861) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.84% 0.174 29.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4140, 24.8253, 9.4769) |
| Luminance | 0.2482 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.10
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 4.16
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.93
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 5.06
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 5.41
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E55C4B #4BD4E5
analogous
#E54B87 #E55C4B #E5A94B
triadic
#E55C4B #4BE55C #5C4BE5
tetradic
#E55C4B #87E54B #4BD4E5 #A94BE5
square
#E55C4B #87E54B #4BD4E5 #A94BE5
split-complementary
#E55C4B #4BE5A9 #4B87E5
monochromatic
#9F2617 #D4331F #E55C4B #ED8C80 #F4BDB6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.52
#E55C4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.96
#E55C4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E55C4B
5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E55C4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E55C4B | 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)
#807649
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A39447
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB3E59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e55c4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 92, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.174 29.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f58f7e',
500: '#e55c4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e55c4b; $custom-light: #f58f7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e55c4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 92,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.623,
"s": 74.757,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6484,
"c": 0.17388,
"h": 29.7
},
"luminance": 0.2482
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E55C4B
secondary
#A8DDE4
accent
#DDF136
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF1EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#180D0A
muted
#867E7C