#E56356#E56356
#E56356 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.165 H 28.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E56356 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 99, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 73%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 62%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.8%, 62.4%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.28, 49.64, 32.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.28, 59.38, 33.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.93% 0.1451 0.0775) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.93% 0.165 28.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4582, 26.2585, 11.8455) |
| Luminance | 0.2625 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 3.85
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.20
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.34
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.51
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 5.36
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E56356 #56D8E5
analogous
#E55690 #E56356 #E5AB56
triadic
#E56356 #56E563 #6356E5
tetradic
#E56356 #90E556 #56D8E5 #AB56E5
square
#E56356 #90E556 #56D8E5 #AB56E5
split-complementary
#E56356 #56E5AB #5690E5
monochromatic
#A7271A #DC3322 #E56356 #ED948B #F5C5C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#E56356 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.25
#E56356 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E56356
6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E56356 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E56356 | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.25 | 6.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847B54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A59753
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FA4A61
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e56356; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 99, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.165 28.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f49386',
500: '#e56356',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e56356; $custom-light: #f49386; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e56356",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 99,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.455,
"s": 73.333,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6593,
"c": 0.1645,
"h": 28.1
},
"luminance": 0.26254
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E56356
secondary
#B1E1E6
accent
#C3D510
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2EF
border
#D7CCCA
text
#180D0B
muted
#867E7C