#E9604E#E9604E
#E9604E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.174 H 29.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9604E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 96, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 78%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 67%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 66.5%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.27, 51.95, 37.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.27, 63.89, 35.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.01% 0.1505 0.0866) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.01% 0.174 29.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1661, 26.2446, 10.2095) |
| Luminance | 0.2624 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 3.41
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.50
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 4.78
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.17
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 5.39
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9604E #4ED7E9
analogous
#E94E89 #E9604E #E9AD4E
triadic
#E9604E #4EE960 #604EE9
tetradic
#E9604E #89E94E #4ED7E9 #AD4EE9
square
#E9604E #89E94E #4ED7E9 #AD4EE9
split-complementary
#E9604E #4EE9AD #4E89E9
monochromatic
#A82615 #DE321C #E9604E #F09184 #F7C2BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#E9604E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.25
#E9604E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E9604E
6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9604E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9604E | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.25 | 6.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#84794C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6974A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF435C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9604e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 96, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.174 29.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f79280',
500: '#e9604e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9604e; $custom-light: #f79280; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9604e",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 96,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.968,
"s": 77.889,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66005,
"c": 0.1736,
"h": 29.9
},
"luminance": 0.26239
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9604E
secondary
#ACE0E7
accent
#C2DA0B
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF2EE
border
#D7CCC9
text
#190D0A
muted
#877E7C