#E55C73#E55C73
#E55C73 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.171 H 12.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E55C73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 92, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 72%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 60%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.8%, 49.8%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.61, 55.01, 14.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.61, 57.01, 15.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.6% 0.1662 0.0382) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.6% 0.171 12.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2378, 25.5549, 19.0826) |
| Luminance | 0.2555 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 4.09
Pinkish
#D46A7E
ΔE00 4.32
Warm Pink
#FB5581
ΔE00 4.68
Blush
#DE5D83
ΔE00 5.18
Watermelon
#FC6C85
ΔE00 5.82
Rosy Pink
#F6688E
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E55C73 #5CE5CE
analogous
#E55CB7 #E55C73 #E5895C
triadic
#E55C73 #73E55C #5C73E5
tetradic
#E55C73 #B7E55C #5CE5CE #895CE5
square
#E55C73 #B7E55C #5CE5CE #895CE5
split-complementary
#E55C73 #5CE589 #5CB7E5
monochromatic
#AB1B33 #DD2746 #E55C73 #ED91A0 #F6C6CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#E55C73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.11
#E55C73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E55C73
6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E55C73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E55C73 | 1.00 | 3.44 | 6.11 | 6.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B7973
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9570
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F94765
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e55c73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 92, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.171 12.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3909b',
500: '#e55c73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e55c73; $custom-light: #f3909b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e55c73",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 92,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.927,
"s": 72.487,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65601,
"c": 0.17053,
"h": 12.9
},
"luminance": 0.2555
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E55C73
secondary
#B6E7DF
accent
#D5B411
background
#FFF9F9
surface
#FFF1F2
border
#D7CBCC
text
#180D0E
muted
#867E7E