#E9524C#E9524C
#E9524C is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.188 H 26.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9524C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 82, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 78%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 67%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.8%, 67.4%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.97, 57.89, 35.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.97, 67.93, 31.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.27% 0.1687 0.0827) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.27% 0.188 26.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9300, 23.8854, 9.4491) |
| Luminance | 0.2388 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.92
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.33
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.61
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 4.26
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.30
Strawberry (survey)
#FB2943
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9524C #4CE3E9
analogous
#E94C94 #E9524C #E9A04C
triadic
#E9524C #4CE952 #524CE9
tetradic
#E9524C #94E94C #4CE3E9 #A04CE9
square
#E9524C #94E94C #4CE3E9 #A04CE9
split-complementary
#E9524C #4CE9A0 #4C94E9
monochromatic
#A61A14 #DD231B #E9524C #F08783 #F6BBB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#E9524C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.78
#E9524C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E9524C
5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9524C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9524C | 1.00 | 3.64 | 5.78 | 5.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B724A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19248
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF2C52
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9524c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 82, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.188 26.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f88a7e',
500: '#e9524c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9524c; $custom-light: #f88a7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9524c",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 82,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.293,
"s": 78.109,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64269,
"c": 0.18788,
"h": 26.1
},
"luminance": 0.2388
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9524C
secondary
#ABE4E6
accent
#D2DA0B
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#190C0A
muted
#867D7C