#E65C5C#E65C5C
#E65C5C is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.172 H 23.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E65C5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 92, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 73%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 60%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60%, 60%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.32, 53.57, 28.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.32, 60.44, 27.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.27% 0.1584 0.0676) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.27% 0.172 23.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3956, 25.2550, 12.9760) |
| Luminance | 0.2525 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.51
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.15
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.35
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.39
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 4.75
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E65C5C #5CE6E6
analogous
#E65CA1 #E65C5C #E6A15C
triadic
#E65C5C #5CE65C #5C5CE6
tetradic
#E65C5C #A1E65C #5CE6E6 #A15CE6
square
#E65C5C #A1E65C #5CE6E6 #A15CE6
split-complementary
#E65C5C #5CE6A1 #5CA1E6
monochromatic
#AD1B1B #DE2727 #E65C5C #EE9191 #F6C6C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.47
#E65C5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.05
#E65C5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E65C5C
6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E65C5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E65C5C | 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)
#7F775B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19559
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB415D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e65c5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 92, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.172 23.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f48f8a',
500: '#e65c5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e65c5c; $custom-light: #f48f8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e65c5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 92,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 73.404,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65269,
"c": 0.1722,
"h": 23.1
},
"luminance": 0.2525
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E65C5C
secondary
#B6E8E8
accent
#D6D610
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180D0B
muted
#867E7C