#E85E55#E85E55
#E85E55 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.173 H 26.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E85E55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 94, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 76%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 63%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.5%, 63.4%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.87, 52.91, 32.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.87, 62.22, 31.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.7% 0.1548 0.0777) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.7% 0.173 26.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9248, 25.8222, 11.5270) |
| Luminance | 0.2582 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 3.50
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 3.51
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.63
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.00
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.30
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 4.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E85E55 #55DFE8
analogous
#E85596 #E85E55 #E8A755
triadic
#E85E55 #55E85E #5E55E8
tetradic
#E85E55 #96E855 #55DFE8 #A755E8
square
#E85E55 #96E855 #55DFE8 #A755E8
split-complementary
#E85E55 #55E8A7 #5596E8
monochromatic
#AB2017 #E12B1F #E85E55 #EF918B #F7C4C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.41
#E85E55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.16
#E85E55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E85E55
6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E85E55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E85E55 | 1.00 | 3.41 | 6.16 | 6.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#827853
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A49651
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FE425D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e85e55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 94, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.173 26.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f69185',
500: '#e85e55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e85e55; $custom-light: #f69185; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e85e55",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 94,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.673,
"s": 76.166,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65704,
"c": 0.17323,
"h": 26.6
},
"luminance": 0.25817
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E85E55
secondary
#B1E4E7
accent
#CCD80D
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180D0B
muted
#867E7C