#E65959#E65959
#E65959 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.176 H 23.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E65959 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 89, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 74%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 61%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.3%, 61.3%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.78, 54.69, 29.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.78, 61.91, 27.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.84% 0.1614 0.0697) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.84% 0.176 23.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0123, 24.6941, 12.2140) |
| Luminance | 0.2469 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.14
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.64
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.25
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.43
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.52
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E65959 #59E6E6
analogous
#E6599F #E65959 #E69F59
triadic
#E65959 #59E659 #5959E6
tetradic
#E65959 #9FE659 #59E6E6 #9F59E6
square
#E65959 #9FE659 #59E6E6 #9F59E6
split-complementary
#E65959 #59E69F #599FE6
monochromatic
#AB1A1A #DE2424 #E65959 #EE8E8E #F6C3C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.54
#E65959 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.94
#E65959 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E65959
5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E65959 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E65959 | 1.00 | 3.54 | 5.94 | 5.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D7558
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A09355
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB3C5A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e65959; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 89, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.176 23.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f58e88',
500: '#e65959',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e65959; $custom-light: #f58e88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e65959",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 89,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 73.822,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64842,
"c": 0.1758,
"h": 23.4
},
"luminance": 0.24689
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E65959
secondary
#B4E7E7
accent
#D6D610
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180D0B
muted
#867E7C