#EE5A5E#EE5A5E
#EE5A5E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.183 H 22.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EE5A5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 90, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 81%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 62%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 60.5%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.32, 57.25, 28.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.32, 63.90, 26.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.28% 0.1694 0.0685) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.28% 0.183 22) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9403, 26.3031, 13.5087) |
| Luminance | 0.2630 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 3.18
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 3.64
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 3.72
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.83
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.24
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EE5A5E #5AEEEA
analogous
#EE5AA8 #EE5A5E #EEA05A
triadic
#EE5A5E #5EEE5A #5A5EEE
tetradic
#EE5A5E #A8EE5A #5AEEEA #A05AEE
square
#EE5A5E #A8EE5A #5AEEEA #A05AEE
split-complementary
#EE5A5E #5AEEA0 #5AA8EE
monochromatic
#BA1318 #E82328 #EE5A5E #F49194 #F9C9CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.35
#EE5A5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.26
#EE5A5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EE5A5E
6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EE5A5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EE5A5E | 1.00 | 3.35 | 6.26 | 6.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#80785D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5985A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3C5D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ee5a5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 90, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.183 22.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fa8f8b',
500: '#ee5a5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ee5a5e; $custom-light: #fa8f8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ee5a5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 90,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.378,
"s": 81.319,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66279,
"c": 0.18277,
"h": 22
},
"luminance": 0.26298
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EE5A5E
secondary
#B8ECEA
accent
#DED808
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#190D0C
muted
#877E7D