#EE5A5C#EE5A5C
#EE5A5C is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.183 H 22.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EE5A5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 90, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 81%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 62%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 61.3%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.29, 57.12, 29.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.29, 64.29, 27.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.24% 0.1687 0.0709) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.24% 0.183 22.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8517, 26.2677, 13.0421) |
| Luminance | 0.2626 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 3.32
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 3.37
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 3.59
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.70
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.87
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 4.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EE5A5C #5AEEEC
analogous
#EE5AA6 #EE5A5C #EEA25A
triadic
#EE5A5C #5CEE5A #5A5CEE
tetradic
#EE5A5C #A6EE5A #5AEEEC #A25AEE
square
#EE5A5C #A6EE5A #5AEEEC #A25AEE
split-complementary
#EE5A5C #5AEEA2 #5AA6EE
monochromatic
#BA1315 #E82325 #EE5A5C #F49193 #F9C9CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#EE5A5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.25
#EE5A5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EE5A5C
6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EE5A5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EE5A5C | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.25 | 6.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#80785B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A59858
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3B5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ee5a5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 90, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.183 22.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fa8f8a',
500: '#ee5a5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ee5a5c; $custom-light: #fa8f8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ee5a5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 90,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.189,
"s": 81.319,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66243,
"c": 0.18296,
"h": 22.8
},
"luminance": 0.26262
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EE5A5C
secondary
#B8ECEB
accent
#DEDB08
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#190D0B
muted
#877E7C