#E74855#E74855
#E74855 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.195 H 20.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E74855 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 72, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 77%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 69%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.8%, 63.2%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.33, 61.67, 28.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.33, 67.83, 24.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.02% 0.1827 0.0675) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.02% 0.195 20.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9158, 22.2848, 10.9501) |
| Luminance | 0.2228 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.47
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 3.80
Reddish Pink
#FE2C54
ΔE00 3.86
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 3.95
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.00
Lightish Red
#FE2F4A
ΔE00 4.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E74855 #48E7DA
analogous
#E748A5 #E74855 #E78A48
triadic
#E74855 #55E748 #4855E7
tetradic
#E74855 #A5E748 #48E7DA #8A48E7
square
#E74855 #A5E748 #48E7DA #8A48E7
split-complementary
#E74855 #48E78A #48A5E7
monochromatic
#A01520 #D61C2B #E74855 #EE7E87 #F5B4BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.85
#E74855 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.46
#E74855 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E74855
5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E74855 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E74855 | 1.00 | 3.85 | 5.46 | 5.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#736D54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8E51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FD1B4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e74855; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 72, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.195 20.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f68584',
500: '#e74855',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e74855; $custom-light: #f68584; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e74855",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 72,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.094,
"s": 76.812,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63019,
"c": 0.19474,
"h": 20.3
},
"luminance": 0.2228
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E74855
secondary
#A6E4DF
accent
#F3E434
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#190C0B
muted
#877D7C