#E65C5B#E65C5B
#E65C5B is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.172 H 23.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E65C5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 92, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 74%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 60%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60%, 60.4%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.31, 53.50, 28.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.31, 60.64, 28.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.25% 0.158 0.0688) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.25% 0.172 23.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3522, 25.2376, 12.7473) |
| Luminance | 0.2523 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.46
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.98
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.26
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.46
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.69
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 4.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E65C5B #5BE5E6
analogous
#E65B9F #E65C5B #E6A25B
triadic
#E65C5B #5BE65C #5C5BE6
tetradic
#E65C5B #9FE65B #5BE5E6 #A25BE6
square
#E65C5B #9FE65B #5BE5E6 #A25BE6
split-complementary
#E65C5B #5BE6A2 #5B9FE6
monochromatic
#AC1B1A #DE2726 #E65C5B #EE9190 #F6C6C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.47
#E65C5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.05
#E65C5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E65C5B
6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E65C5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E65C5B | 1.00 | 3.47 | 6.05 | 6.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F775A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A29558
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB415D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e65c5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 92, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.172 23.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f48f89',
500: '#e65c5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e65c5b; $custom-light: #f48f89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e65c5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 92,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.432,
"s": 73.545,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65251,
"c": 0.17232,
"h": 23.5
},
"luminance": 0.25233
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E65C5B
secondary
#B5E7E7
accent
#D4D610
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180D0B
muted
#867E7C