#E85C40#E85C40
#E85C40 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.179 H 33.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E85C40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 92, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 79%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 72%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 72.4%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.26, 52.70, 43.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.26, 68.38, 39.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.16% 0.1503 0.0981) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.16% 0.179 33.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0352, 25.1855, 7.7079) |
| Luminance | 0.2518 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Orangey Red
#FA4224
ΔE00 4.59
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 4.62
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 4.62
Orange Red
#FD411E
ΔE00 5.22
Reddish Orange
#F8481C
ΔE00 5.24
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E85C40 #40CCE8
analogous
#E84078 #E85C40 #E8B040
triadic
#E85C40 #40E85C #5C40E8
tetradic
#E85C40 #78E840 #40CCE8 #B040E8
square
#E85C40 #78E840 #40CCE8 #B040E8
split-complementary
#E85C40 #40E8B0 #4078E8
monochromatic
#9B2913 #D23819 #E85C40 #EF8B77 #F5B9AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.48
#E85C40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.04
#E85C40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E85C40
6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E85C40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E85C40 | 1.00 | 3.48 | 6.04 | 6.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#82763C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5953C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3B56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e85c40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 92, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.179 33.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f78f76',
500: '#e85c40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e85c40; $custom-light: #f78f76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e85c40",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 92,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10,
"s": 78.505,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65155,
"c": 0.17948,
"h": 33.1
},
"luminance": 0.2518
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E85C40
secondary
#A0D8E3
accent
#D5F533
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF1ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#190D08
muted
#867E7B