#E55C74#E55C74
#E55C74 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.171 H 12.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E55C74 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 92, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 72%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 60%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.8%, 49.3%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.63, 55.09, 14.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.63, 56.95, 14.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.63% 0.1666 0.0368) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.63% 0.171 12.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2957, 25.5780, 19.3873) |
| Luminance | 0.2557 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 4.01
Pinkish
#D46A7E
ΔE00 4.18
Warm Pink
#FB5581
ΔE00 4.49
Blush
#DE5D83
ΔE00 4.90
Watermelon
#FC6C85
ΔE00 5.78
Rosy Pink
#F6688E
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E55C74 #5CE5CD
analogous
#E55CB8 #E55C74 #E5885C
triadic
#E55C74 #74E55C #5C74E5
tetradic
#E55C74 #B8E55C #5CE5CD #885CE5
square
#E55C74 #B8E55C #5CE5CD #885CE5
split-complementary
#E55C74 #5CE588 #5CB8E5
monochromatic
#AB1B35 #DD2747 #E55C74 #ED91A1 #F6C6CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.43
#E55C74 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.11
#E55C74 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E55C74
6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E55C74 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E55C74 | 1.00 | 3.43 | 6.11 | 6.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.43 | 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)
#7A7974
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9571
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F94865
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e55c74; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 92, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.171 12.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3909b',
500: '#e55c74',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e55c74; $custom-light: #f3909b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e55c74",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 92,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.489,
"s": 72.487,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65625,
"c": 0.17061,
"h": 12.5
},
"luminance": 0.25573
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E55C74
secondary
#B6E7DE
accent
#D5B211
background
#FFF9F9
surface
#FFF1F2
border
#D7CBCC
text
#180D0E
muted
#867E7E