#EE555E#EE555E
#EE555E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.188 H 20.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EE555E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 85, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 82%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 64%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.3%, 60.5%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.55, 59.33, 27.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.55, 65.35, 24.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.7% 0.1761 0.0662) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.7% 0.188 20.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5327, 25.4878, 13.3728) |
| Luminance | 0.2548 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 2.59
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.90
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 4.50
Reddish Pink
#FE2C54
ΔE00 4.63
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.64
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EE555E #55EEE5
analogous
#EE55AA #EE555E #EE9955
triadic
#EE555E #5EEE55 #555EEE
tetradic
#EE555E #AAEE55 #55EEE5 #9955EE
square
#EE555E #AAEE55 #55EEE5 #9955EE
split-complementary
#EE555E #55EE99 #55AAEE
monochromatic
#B6121C #E81D29 #EE555E #F48D93 #F9C4C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#EE555E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.10
#EE555E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EE555E
6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EE555E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EE555E | 1.00 | 3.44 | 6.10 | 6.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C765D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3965A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3459
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ee555e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 85, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.188 20.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fb8c8b',
500: '#ee555e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ee555e; $custom-light: #fb8c8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ee555e",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 85,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.471,
"s": 81.818,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65697,
"c": 0.18809,
"h": 20.6
},
"luminance": 0.25482
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EE555E
secondary
#B4EBE7
accent
#DED207
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#190D0C
muted
#877E7D