#EE4E43#EE4E43
#EE4E43 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.198 H 27.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EE4E43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 78, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 83%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 72%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.2%, 71.8%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.12, 60.67, 40.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.12, 73.20, 34.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.5% 0.1751 0.0928) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.5% 0.198 27.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0017, 24.0369, 7.8950) |
| Luminance | 0.2403 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.87
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 3.96
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.31
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.73
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 5.14
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EE4E43 #43E3EE
analogous
#EE438D #EE4E43 #EEA443
triadic
#EE4E43 #43EE4E #4E43EE
tetradic
#EE4E43 #8DEE43 #43E3EE #A443EE
square
#EE4E43 #8DEE43 #43E3EE #A443EE
split-complementary
#EE4E43 #43EEA4 #438DEE
monochromatic
#A7190F #E02114 #EE4E43 #F3837B #F8B8B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.62
#EE4E43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.81
#EE4E43 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EE4E43
5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EE4E43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EE4E43 | 1.00 | 3.62 | 5.81 | 5.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B7041
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3933E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF1D4D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ee4e43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 78, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.198 27.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fc8878',
500: '#ee4e43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ee4e43; $custom-light: #fc8878; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ee4e43",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 78,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.86,
"s": 83.415,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64504,
"c": 0.19815,
"h": 27.9
},
"luminance": 0.24031
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EE4E43
secondary
#A5E3E7
accent
#EDFA2E
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#190C09
muted
#867D7B