#EA5251#EA5251
#EA5251 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.188 H 24.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EA5251 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 82, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 78%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 65%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65%, 65.4%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.21, 58.48, 33.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.21, 67.17, 29.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.51% 0.1714 0.0778) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.51% 0.188 24.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4381, 24.1265, 10.4158) |
| Luminance | 0.2412 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.75
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.21
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.41
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.08
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.23
Lightish Red
#FE2F4A
ΔE00 4.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EA5251 #51E9EA
analogous
#EA519D #EA5251 #EA9F51
triadic
#EA5251 #51EA52 #5251EA
tetradic
#EA5251 #9DEA51 #51E9EA #9F51EA
square
#EA5251 #9DEA51 #51E9EA #9F51EA
split-complementary
#EA5251 #51EA9F #519DEA
monochromatic
#AC1615 #E21D1B #EA5251 #F18888 #F7BFBE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.61
#EA5251 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.82
#EA5251 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EA5251
5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EA5251 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EA5251 | 1.00 | 3.61 | 5.82 | 5.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B7250
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1934D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF2D53
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ea5251; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 82, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.188 24.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f88a82',
500: '#ea5251',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ea5251; $custom-light: #f88a82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ea5251",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 82,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.392,
"s": 78.462,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64505,
"c": 0.18825,
"h": 24.4
},
"luminance": 0.24121
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EA5251
secondary
#AFE7E8
accent
#D9DB0B
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#190C0A
muted
#867D7C