#EE4849#EE4849
#EE4849 is a light, highly saturated red. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.203 H 24.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EE4849 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 72, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 83%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 70%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 69.3%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.38, 63.19, 36.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.38, 73.09, 30.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.97% 0.1843 0.0846) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.97% 0.203 24.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7841, 23.2987, 8.7569) |
| Luminance | 0.2329 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.05
Strawberry (survey)
#FB2943
ΔE00 3.24
Lightish Red
#FE2F4A
ΔE00 3.58
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.62
Pinky Red
#FC2647
ΔE00 3.90
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EE4849 #48EEED
analogous
#EE489C #EE4849 #EE9A48
triadic
#EE4849 #49EE48 #4849EE
tetradic
#EE4849 #9CEE48 #48EEED #9A48EE
square
#EE4849 #9CEE48 #48EEED #9A48EE
split-complementary
#EE4849 #48EE9A #489CEE
monochromatic
#AC1011 #E41516 #EE4849 #F38081 #F8B8B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.71
#EE4849 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.66
#EE4849 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EE4849
5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EE4849 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EE4849 | 1.00 | 3.71 | 5.66 | 5.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#776E47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19244
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF0A4A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ee4849; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 72, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.203 24.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fc857c',
500: '#ee4849',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ee4849; $custom-light: #fc857c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ee4849",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 72,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.639,
"s": 83,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63971,
"c": 0.20278,
"h": 24.7
},
"luminance": 0.23293
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EE4849
secondary
#A9E8E8
accent
#DFDE06
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#190C09
muted
#867D7B