#E85A5C#E85A5C
#E85A5C is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.177 H 22.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E85A5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 90, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 76%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 61%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 60.3%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.31, 55.12, 28.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.31, 61.85, 26.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.32% 0.1631 0.0677) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.32% 0.177 22.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8703, 25.2460, 12.9492) |
| Luminance | 0.2524 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.72
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 3.86
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.34
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.38
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.62
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 4.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E85A5C #5AE8E6
analogous
#E85AA3 #E85A5C #E89F5A
triadic
#E85A5C #5CE85A #5A5CE8
tetradic
#E85A5C #A3E85A #5AE8E6 #9F5AE8
square
#E85A5C #A3E85A #5AE8E6 #9F5AE8
split-complementary
#E85A5C #5AE89F #5AA3E8
monochromatic
#AF181B #E12427 #E85A5C #EF9091 #F7C5C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.47
#E85A5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.05
#E85A5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E85A5C
6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E85A5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E85A5C | 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)
#7E775B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A29558
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FD3E5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e85a5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 90, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.177 22.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f68e8a',
500: '#e85a5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e85a5c; $custom-light: #f68e8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e85a5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 90,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.155,
"s": 75.532,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65324,
"c": 0.17655,
"h": 22.5
},
"luminance": 0.25241
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E85A5C
secondary
#B5E8E8
accent
#D8D50E
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180D0B
muted
#867E7C