#EE5B5B#EE5B5B
#EE5B5B is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.182 H 23.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EE5B5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 91, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 81%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 62%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 61.8%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.43, 56.63, 30.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.43, 64.20, 28.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.35% 0.167 0.0725) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.35% 0.182 23.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8932, 26.4201, 12.8417) |
| Luminance | 0.2641 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 2.99
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 3.50
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.71
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 3.71
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.74
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 4.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EE5B5B #5BEEEE
analogous
#EE5BA5 #EE5B5B #EEA55B
triadic
#EE5B5B #5BEE5B #5B5BEE
tetradic
#EE5B5B #A5EE5B #5BEEEE #A55BEE
square
#EE5B5B #A5EE5B #5BEEEE #A55BEE
split-complementary
#EE5B5B #5BEEA5 #5BA5EE
monochromatic
#BB1313 #E82424 #EE5B5B #F49292 #F9CACA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#EE5B5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.28
#EE5B5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EE5B5B
6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EE5B5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EE5B5B | 1.00 | 3.34 | 6.28 | 6.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81795A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A69857
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3C5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ee5b5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 91, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.182 23.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fb9089',
500: '#ee5b5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ee5b5b; $custom-light: #fb9089; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ee5b5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 91,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 81.215,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66345,
"c": 0.18201,
"h": 23.5
},
"luminance": 0.26415
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EE5B5B
secondary
#B9ECEC
accent
#DEDE08
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#190D0B
muted
#877E7C