#E85C5C#E85C5C
#E85C5C is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.174 H 23.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E85C5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 92, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 75%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 60%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 60.3%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.64, 54.25, 28.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.64, 61.27, 27.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.57% 0.1603 0.0687) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.57% 0.174 23.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0413, 25.5879, 13.0062) |
| Luminance | 0.2558 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.83
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.04
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.16
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.37
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 4.40
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E85C5C #5CE8E8
analogous
#E85CA2 #E85C5C #E8A25C
triadic
#E85C5C #5CE85C #5C5CE8
tetradic
#E85C5C #A2E85C #5CE8E8 #A25CE8
square
#E85C5C #A2E85C #5CE8E8 #A25CE8
split-complementary
#E85C5C #5CE8A2 #5CA2E8
monochromatic
#B11919 #E02626 #E85C5C #F09292 #F7C7C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.43
#E85C5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.12
#E85C5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E85C5C
6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E85C5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E85C5C | 1.00 | 3.43 | 6.12 | 6.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F785B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A39659
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FD415D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e85c5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 92, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.174 23.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6908a',
500: '#e85c5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e85c5c; $custom-light: #f6908a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e85c5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 92,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 75.269,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65572,
"c": 0.17437,
"h": 23.2
},
"luminance": 0.25583
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E85C5C
secondary
#B7E9E9
accent
#D7D70E
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180D0B
muted
#867E7C