#EE5C55#EE5C55
#EE5C55 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.182 H 26.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EE5C55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 92, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 82%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 64%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.3%, 64.3%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.50, 55.83, 33.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.50, 65.24, 31.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.37% 0.1634 0.0797) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.37% 0.182 26) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7307, 26.4928, 11.5614) |
| Luminance | 0.2649 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 2.48
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 2.72
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.43
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 4.13
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.22
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EE5C55 #55E7EE
analogous
#EE559A #EE5C55 #EEA855
triadic
#EE5C55 #55EE5C #5C55EE
tetradic
#EE5C55 #9AEE55 #55E7EE #A855EE
square
#EE5C55 #9AEE55 #55E7EE #A855EE
split-complementary
#EE5C55 #55EEA8 #559AEE
monochromatic
#B61A12 #E8271D #EE5C55 #F4918D #F9C7C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.33
#EE5C55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.30
#EE5C55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EE5C55
6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EE5C55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EE5C55 | 1.00 | 3.33 | 6.30 | 6.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#827953
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A79851
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3D5B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ee5c55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 92, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.182 26.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fb9085',
500: '#ee5c55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ee5c55; $custom-light: #fb9085; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ee5c55",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 92,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.745,
"s": 81.818,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66367,
"c": 0.18177,
"h": 26
},
"luminance": 0.26487
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EE5C55
secondary
#B4E8EB
accent
#D4DE07
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#190D0B
muted
#877E7C