#EE5C5C#EE5C5C
#EE5C5C is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.181 H 23.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EE5C5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 92, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 81%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 61%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.3%, 61.3%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.61, 56.26, 29.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.61, 63.72, 28.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.48% 0.166 0.0718) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.48% 0.181 23.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.0227, 26.6096, 13.0991) |
| Luminance | 0.2660 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 3.01
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 3.38
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 3.77
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.84
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.86
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 4.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EE5C5C #5CEEEE
analogous
#EE5CA5 #EE5C5C #EEA55C
triadic
#EE5C5C #5CEE5C #5C5CEE
tetradic
#EE5C5C #A5EE5C #5CEEEE #A55CEE
square
#EE5C5C #A5EE5C #5CEEEE #A55CEE
split-complementary
#EE5C5C #5CEEA5 #5CA5EE
monochromatic
#BC1414 #E82525 #EE5C5C #F49393 #FACBCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.32
#EE5C5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.32
#EE5C5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EE5C5C
6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EE5C5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EE5C5C | 1.00 | 3.32 | 6.32 | 6.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81795B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A69958
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3E5D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ee5c5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 92, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.181 23.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fa908a',
500: '#ee5c5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ee5c5c; $custom-light: #fa908a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ee5c5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 92,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 81.111,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66484,
"c": 0.18084,
"h": 23.4
},
"luminance": 0.26604
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EE5C5C
secondary
#BAECEC
accent
#DDDD08
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#190D0B
muted
#877E7C