#E9525E#E9525E
#E9525E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.186 H 19.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9525E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 82, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 77%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 65%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.8%, 59.7%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.26, 58.95, 25.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.26, 64.25, 23.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.58% 0.1754 0.0621) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.58% 0.186 19.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6456, 24.1716, 13.2181) |
| Luminance | 0.2417 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 3.31
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.70
Reddish Pink
#FE2C54
ΔE00 4.35
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 4.47
Lightish Red
#FE2F4A
ΔE00 4.95
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9525E #52E9DD
analogous
#E952AA #E9525E #E99252
triadic
#E9525E #5EE952 #525EE9
tetradic
#E9525E #AAE952 #52E9DD #9252E9
square
#E9525E #AAE952 #52E9DD #9252E9
split-complementary
#E9525E #52E992 #52AAE9
monochromatic
#AB1622 #E11D2C #E9525E #F08891 #F7BFC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.60
#E9525E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.83
#E9525E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E9525E
5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9525E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9525E | 1.00 | 3.60 | 5.83 | 5.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#79735D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F935A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3157
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9525e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 82, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.186 19.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f78a8b',
500: '#e9525e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9525e; $custom-light: #f78a8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9525e",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 82,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.232,
"s": 77.436,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64576,
"c": 0.18607,
"h": 19.5
},
"luminance": 0.24166
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9525E
secondary
#AFE7E3
accent
#DAC90C
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180C0C
muted
#867D7D