#E84E55#E84E55
#E84E55 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.190 H 21.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E84E55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 78, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 77%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 66%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.4%, 63.4%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.35, 59.68, 29.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.35, 66.60, 26.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.81% 0.1762 0.0705) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.81% 0.19 21.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6466, 23.2658, 11.1009) |
| Luminance | 0.2326 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.61
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 3.56
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.83
Lightish Red
#FE2F4A
ΔE00 3.96
Pinky Red
#FC2647
ΔE00 4.28
Strawberry (survey)
#FB2943
ΔE00 4.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E84E55 #4EE8E1
analogous
#E84EA2 #E84E55 #E8944E
triadic
#E84E55 #55E84E #4E55E8
tetradic
#E84E55 #A2E84E #4EE8E1 #944EE8
square
#E84E55 #A2E84E #4EE8E1 #944EE8
split-complementary
#E84E55 #4EE894 #4EA2E8
monochromatic
#A6161C #DC1D25 #E84E55 #EF8489 #F6BABD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.72
#E84E55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.65
#E84E55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E84E55
5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E84E55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E84E55 | 1.00 | 3.72 | 5.65 | 5.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#777054
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9151
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FE2852
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e84e55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 78, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.190 21.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f78885',
500: '#e84e55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e84e55; $custom-light: #f78885; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e84e55",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 78,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.273,
"s": 77,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6381,
"c": 0.18979,
"h": 21.8
},
"luminance": 0.2326
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E84E55
secondary
#ACE6E3
accent
#D9D00C
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#190C0B
muted
#877D7C