#E56C78#E56C78
#E56C78 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.150 H 15.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E56C78 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 108, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 70%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 53%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.8%, 47.6%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.55, 48.02, 16.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.55, 50.67, 18.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.85% 0.1448 0.0411) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.85% 0.15 15.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.0687, 28.7437, 21.1510) |
| Luminance | 0.2874 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Watermelon
#FC6C85
ΔE00 4.56
Pinkish
#D46A7E
ΔE00 4.72
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 5.66
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 5.70
Ugly Pink
#CD7584
ΔE00 5.87
Carnation
#FD798F
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E56C78 #6CE5D9
analogous
#E56CB4 #E56C78 #E59C6C
triadic
#E56C78 #78E56C #6C78E5
tetradic
#E56C78 #B4E56C #6CE5D9 #9C6CE5
square
#E56C78 #B4E56C #6CE5D9 #9C6CE5
split-complementary
#E56C78 #6CE59C #6CB4E5
monochromatic
#B6202F #DC3848 #E56C78 #EEA0A8 #F7D4D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.11
#E56C78 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.75
#E56C78 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E56C78
6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E56C78 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E56C78 | 1.00 | 3.11 | 6.75 | 6.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#868378
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A59B75
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F85C71
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e56c78; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 108, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.150 15.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2999e',
500: '#e56c78',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e56c78; $custom-light: #f2999e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e56c78",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 108,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.05,
"s": 69.942,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67851,
"c": 0.15049,
"h": 15.8
},
"luminance": 0.28739
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E56C78
secondary
#C3EAE6
accent
#D2BF14
background
#FFF9F9
surface
#FFF2F2
border
#D7CCCC
text
#180E0E
muted
#867E7E