#EE5C59#EE5C59
#EE5C59 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.181 H 24.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EE5C59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 92, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 81%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 63%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.3%, 62.6%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.56, 56.07, 31.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.56, 64.34, 29.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.43% 0.1649 0.0752) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.43% 0.181 24.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8942, 26.5582, 12.4221) |
| Luminance | 0.2655 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 2.60
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 3.47
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.53
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 3.58
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.88
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EE5C59 #59EBEE
analogous
#EE59A1 #EE5C59 #EEA759
triadic
#EE5C59 #59EE5C #5C59EE
tetradic
#EE5C59 #A1EE59 #59EBEE #A759EE
square
#EE5C59 #A1EE59 #59EBEE #A759EE
split-complementary
#EE5C59 #59EEA7 #59A1EE
monochromatic
#BA1613 #E82521 #EE5C59 #F49391 #F9C9C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.33
#EE5C59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.31
#EE5C59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EE5C59
6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EE5C59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EE5C59 | 1.00 | 3.33 | 6.31 | 6.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#827958
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A69855
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3D5D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ee5c59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 92, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.181 24.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fb9088',
500: '#ee5c59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ee5c59; $custom-light: #fb9088; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ee5c59",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 92,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.208,
"s": 81.421,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66432,
"c": 0.1812,
"h": 24.5
},
"luminance": 0.26553
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EE5C59
secondary
#B7EAEB
accent
#D9DE08
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#190D0B
muted
#877E7C