#E9555F#E9555F
#E9555F is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.183 H 19.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9555F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 85, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 77%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 64%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.5%, 59.2%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.73, 57.79, 25.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.73, 63.20, 23.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.94% 0.1719 0.0623) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.94% 0.183 19.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9220, 24.6521, 13.5330) |
| Luminance | 0.2465 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 3.33
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.57
Reddish Pink
#FE2C54
ΔE00 4.74
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 4.95
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.06
Lightish Red
#FE2F4A
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9555F #55E9DF
analogous
#E955A9 #E9555F #E99555
triadic
#E9555F #5FE955 #555FE9
tetradic
#E9555F #A9E955 #55E9DF #9555E9
square
#E9555F #A9E955 #55E9DF #9555E9
split-complementary
#E9555F #55E995 #55A9E9
monochromatic
#AD1621 #E21F2C #E9555F #F08B92 #F7C1C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.54
#E9555F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.93
#E9555F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E9555F
5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9555F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9555F | 1.00 | 3.54 | 5.93 | 5.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A745E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0945B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF375A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9555f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 85, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.183 19.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f78c8c',
500: '#e9555f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9555f; $custom-light: #f78c8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9555f",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 85,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.946,
"s": 77.083,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64938,
"c": 0.18279,
"h": 19.9
},
"luminance": 0.24647
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9555F
secondary
#B2E8E4
accent
#D9CB0C
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180D0C
muted
#867D7D