#EE5B2E#EE5B2E
#EE5B2E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.191 H 37.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EE5B2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 91, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 85%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 81%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 80.7%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.91, 54.56, 53.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.91, 76.42, 44.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.78% 0.1523 0.1146) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.78% 0.191 37) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4985, 25.8622, 5.4963) |
| Luminance | 0.2586 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish Orange
#F8481C
ΔE00 3.03
Orangered (survey)
#FE420F
ΔE00 3.91
Blood Orange
#FE4B03
ΔE00 4.07
Orange Red
#FD411E
ΔE00 4.11
Orangered
#FF4500
ΔE00 4.24
Orangey Red
#FA4224
ΔE00 4.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EE5B2E #2EC1EE
analogous
#EE2E61 #EE5B2E #EEBB2E
triadic
#EE5B2E #2EEE5B #5B2EEE
tetradic
#EE5B2E #61EE2E #2EC1EE #BB2EEE
square
#EE5B2E #61EE2E #2EC1EE #BB2EEE
split-complementary
#EE5B2E #2EEEBB #2E61EE
monochromatic
#952C0C #CE3D11 #EE5B2E #F38767 #F7B49F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.40
#EE5B2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.17
#EE5B2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EE5B2E
6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EE5B2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EE5B2E | 1.00 | 3.40 | 6.17 | 6.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857727
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A99728
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3452
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ee5b2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 91, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.191 37.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fd8f6a',
500: '#ee5b2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ee5b2e; $custom-light: #fd8f6a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ee5b2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 91,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.063,
"s": 84.956,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65779,
"c": 0.19057,
"h": 37
},
"luminance": 0.25857
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EE5B2E
secondary
#94D1E4
accent
#CBFB2D
background
#FFF9F6
surface
#FFF1EB
border
#D7CBC6
text
#1A0D07
muted
#877E7A