#ED5856#ED5856
#ED5856 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.185 H 24.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ED5856 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 88, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 81%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 64%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.9%, 63.7%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.71, 57.27, 32.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.71, 65.68, 29.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.75% 0.1682 0.0763) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.75% 0.185 24.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0985, 25.6613, 11.6439) |
| Luminance | 0.2566 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 2.99
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.23
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.39
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 3.76
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.02
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 4.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ED5856 #56EBED
analogous
#ED569F #ED5856 #EDA356
triadic
#ED5856 #56ED58 #5856ED
tetradic
#ED5856 #9FED56 #56EBED #A356ED
square
#ED5856 #9FED56 #56EBED #A356ED
split-complementary
#ED5856 #56EDA3 #569FED
monochromatic
#B51513 #E7211F #ED5856 #F38F8D #F9C5C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.43
#ED5856 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.13
#ED5856 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #ED5856
6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ED5856 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ED5856 | 1.00 | 3.43 | 6.13 | 6.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7755
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A59752
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3759
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ed5856; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 88, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.185 24.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fa8e85',
500: '#ed5856',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ed5856; $custom-light: #fa8e85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ed5856",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 88,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.795,
"s": 80.749,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65749,
"c": 0.18469,
"h": 24.4
},
"luminance": 0.25656
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ED5856
secondary
#B4EAEA
accent
#DADD08
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#190D0B
muted
#877E7C