#EE4D51#EE4D51
#EE4D51 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.197 H 23.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EE4D51 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 77, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 83%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 68%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 66%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.17, 61.73, 33.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.17, 70.07, 28.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.6% 0.1812 0.0779) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.6% 0.197 23.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4031, 24.0847, 10.3570) |
| Luminance | 0.2408 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.04
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.31
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 3.32
Lightish Red
#FE2F4A
ΔE00 3.39
Strawberry (survey)
#FB2943
ΔE00 3.73
Pinky Red
#FC2647
ΔE00 3.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EE4D51 #4DEEEA
analogous
#EE4DA2 #EE4D51 #EE994D
triadic
#EE4D51 #51EE4D #4D51EE
tetradic
#EE4D51 #A2EE4D #4DEEEA #994DEE
square
#EE4D51 #A2EE4D #4DEEEA #994DEE
split-complementary
#EE4D51 #4DEE99 #4DA2EE
monochromatic
#B01115 #E8161B #EE4D51 #F38588 #F9BDBE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.61
#EE4D51 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.82
#EE4D51 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EE4D51
5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EE4D51 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EE4D51 | 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)
#797150
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2934C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF2050
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ee4d51; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 77, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.197 23.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fc8882',
500: '#ee4d51',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ee4d51; $custom-light: #fc8882; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ee4d51",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 77,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.509,
"s": 82.564,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64601,
"c": 0.19725,
"h": 23.2
},
"luminance": 0.24079
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EE4D51
secondary
#AEE9E8
accent
#DFDA07
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#190C0A
muted
#867D7C