#E9556D#E9556D
#E9556D is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.183 H 14.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9556D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 85, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 77%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 64%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.5%, 53.2%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.01, 58.81, 17.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.01, 61.44, 16.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.23% 0.1772 0.0446) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.23% 0.183 14.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6165, 24.9299, 17.1908) |
| Luminance | 0.2492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Warm Pink
#FB5581
ΔE00 5.16
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 5.17
Pinkish
#D46A7E
ΔE00 5.81
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 5.83
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 5.88
Reddish Pink
#FE2C54
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9556D #55E9D1
analogous
#E955B7 #E9556D #E98755
triadic
#E9556D #6DE955 #556DE9
tetradic
#E9556D #B7E955 #55E9D1 #8755E9
square
#E9556D #B7E955 #55E9D1 #8755E9
split-complementary
#E9556D #55E987 #55B7E9
monochromatic
#AD162F #E21F3E #E9556D #F08B9C #F7C1CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#E9556D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#E9556D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E9556D
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9556D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9556D | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#78766D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9469
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FE3B5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9556d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 85, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.183 14.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f68c96',
500: '#e9556d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9556d; $custom-light: #f68c96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9556d",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 85,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.27,
"s": 77.083,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6523,
"c": 0.18274,
"h": 14.1
},
"luminance": 0.24925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9556D
secondary
#B2E8DF
accent
#D9B80C
background
#FFF9F9
surface
#FFF1F2
border
#D7CBCC
text
#180D0D
muted
#867E7E