#E85F55#E85F55
#E85F55 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.172 H 27.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E85F55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 95, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 76%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 63%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.1%, 63.4%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.04, 52.46, 32.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.04, 61.95, 32.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.83% 0.1534 0.0781) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.83% 0.172 27) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0143, 26.0012, 11.5569) |
| Luminance | 0.2600 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 3.43
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 3.53
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.86
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.16
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.44
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 5.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E85F55 #55DEE8
analogous
#E85594 #E85F55 #E8A955
triadic
#E85F55 #55E85F #5F55E8
tetradic
#E85F55 #94E855 #55DEE8 #A955E8
square
#E85F55 #94E855 #55DEE8 #A955E8
split-complementary
#E85F55 #55E8A9 #5594E8
monochromatic
#AB2117 #E12C1F #E85F55 #EF928B #F7C4C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#E85F55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.20
#E85F55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E85F55
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E85F55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E85F55 | 1.00 | 3.39 | 6.20 | 6.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#827953
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A59752
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FE435D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e85f55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 95, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.172 27.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f69185',
500: '#e85f55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e85f55; $custom-light: #f69185; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e85f55",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 95,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.082,
"s": 76.166,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65833,
"c": 0.17219,
"h": 27
},
"luminance": 0.25996
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E85F55
secondary
#B1E4E7
accent
#CBD80D
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#180D0B
muted
#867E7C