#E96555#E96555
#E96555 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.167 H 29.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E96555 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 101, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 77%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 64%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.7%, 63.5%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.24, 50.06, 34.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.24, 60.79, 34.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.77% 0.1458 0.0815) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.77% 0.167 29.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9014, 27.2920, 11.7593) |
| Luminance | 0.2729 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 3.33
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.09
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 5.05
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.55
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 5.55
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E96555 #55D9E9
analogous
#E9558F #E96555 #E9AF55
triadic
#E96555 #55E965 #6555E9
tetradic
#E96555 #8FE955 #55D9E9 #AF55E9
square
#E96555 #8FE955 #55D9E9 #AF55E9
split-complementary
#E96555 #55E9AF #558FE9
monochromatic
#AD2716 #E2341F #E96555 #F0968B #F7C7C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.25
#E96555 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.46
#E96555 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E96555
6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E96555 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E96555 | 1.00 | 3.25 | 6.46 | 6.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#877D53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A89952
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF4B62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e96555; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 101, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.167 29.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f79585',
500: '#e96555',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e96555; $custom-light: #f79585; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e96555",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 101,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.486,
"s": 77.083,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66773,
"c": 0.16705,
"h": 29.2
},
"luminance": 0.27287
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E96555
secondary
#B2E2E8
accent
#C3D90C
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2EF
border
#D7CCCA
text
#180E0B
muted
#867E7C