#EE555B#EE555B
#EE555B is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.188 H 21.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EE555B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 85, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 82%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 64%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.3%, 61.8%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.50, 59.14, 29.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.50, 65.90, 26.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.64% 0.1749 0.0698) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.64% 0.188 21.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4007, 25.4350, 12.6775) |
| Luminance | 0.2543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 2.69
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.54
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.97
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.05
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 4.30
Lightish Red
#FE2F4A
ΔE00 4.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EE555B #55EEE8
analogous
#EE55A7 #EE555B #EE9B55
triadic
#EE555B #5BEE55 #555BEE
tetradic
#EE555B #A7EE55 #55EEE8 #9B55EE
square
#EE555B #A7EE55 #55EEE8 #9B55EE
split-complementary
#EE555B #55EE9B #55A7EE
monochromatic
#B61219 #E81D25 #EE555B #F48D91 #F9C4C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.45
#EE555B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.09
#EE555B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EE555B
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EE555B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EE555B | 1.00 | 3.45 | 6.09 | 6.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D765A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A39657
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3358
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ee555b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 85, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.188 21.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fb8c89',
500: '#ee555b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ee555b; $custom-light: #fb8c89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ee555b",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 85,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.647,
"s": 81.818,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65643,
"c": 0.18832,
"h": 21.7
},
"luminance": 0.25429
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EE555B
secondary
#B4EBE9
accent
#DED607
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#190D0B
muted
#877E7C