#E96457#E96457
#E96457 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.168 H 28.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E96457 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 100, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 77%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 63%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.1%, 62.7%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.10, 50.65, 33.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.10, 60.55, 33.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.67% 0.148 0.0788) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.67% 0.168 28) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8854, 27.1312, 12.1515) |
| Luminance | 0.2713 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 3.25
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 3.65
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.92
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 4.97
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 5.12
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E96457 #57DCE9
analogous
#E95793 #E96457 #E9AD57
triadic
#E96457 #57E964 #6457E9
tetradic
#E96457 #93E957 #57DCE9 #AD57E9
square
#E96457 #93E957 #57DCE9 #AD57E9
split-complementary
#E96457 #57E9AD #5793E9
monochromatic
#AF2417 #E23221 #E96457 #F0968D #F7C8C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.27
#E96457 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.43
#E96457 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E96457
6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E96457 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E96457 | 1.00 | 3.27 | 6.43 | 6.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#867C55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A79954
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF4A62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e96457; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 100, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.168 28.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f79486',
500: '#e96457',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e96457; $custom-light: #f79486; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e96457",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 100,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.342,
"s": 76.842,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66671,
"c": 0.16769,
"h": 28
},
"luminance": 0.27126
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E96457
secondary
#B3E4E8
accent
#C7D90C
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2EF
border
#D7CCCA
text
#180D0B
muted
#867E7C