#E56C74#E56C74
#E56C74 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.151 H 17.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E56C74 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 108, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 70%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 53%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.8%, 49.3%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.47, 47.66, 18.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.47, 51.07, 21.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.76% 0.1432 0.0463) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.76% 0.151 17.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8310, 28.6487, 19.8991) |
| Luminance | 0.2864 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 5.26
Watermelon
#FC6C85
ΔE00 5.34
Pinkish
#D46A7E
ΔE00 5.70
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 6.01
Salmon Pink
#FE7B7C
ΔE00 6.02
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E56C74 #6CE5DD
analogous
#E56CB0 #E56C74 #E5A06C
triadic
#E56C74 #74E56C #6C74E5
tetradic
#E56C74 #B0E56C #6CE5DD #A06CE5
square
#E56C74 #B0E56C #6CE5DD #A06CE5
split-complementary
#E56C74 #6CE5A0 #6CB0E5
monochromatic
#B6202A #DC3843 #E56C74 #EEA0A5 #F7D4D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.12
#E56C74 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.73
#E56C74 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E56C74
6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E56C74 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E56C74 | 1.00 | 3.12 | 6.73 | 6.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#878274
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A59B71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F85B6F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e56c74; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 108, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.151 17.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2999c',
500: '#e56c74',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e56c74; $custom-light: #f2999c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e56c74",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 108,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.033,
"s": 69.942,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67759,
"c": 0.15051,
"h": 17.9
},
"luminance": 0.28644
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E56C74
secondary
#C3EAE8
accent
#D2C514
background
#FFF9F9
surface
#FFF2F2
border
#D7CCCC
text
#180E0E
muted
#867E7E