#EE5C5E#EE5C5E
#EE5C5E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.181 H 22.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EE5C5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 92, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 81%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 61%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.3%, 60.5%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.64, 56.39, 28.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.64, 63.32, 27.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.52% 0.1667 0.0695) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.52% 0.181 22.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1113, 26.6450, 13.5656) |
| Luminance | 0.2664 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 3.37
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 3.38
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 3.53
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.92
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.17
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 4.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EE5C5E #5CEEEC
analogous
#EE5CA7 #EE5C5E #EEA35C
triadic
#EE5C5E #5EEE5C #5C5EEE
tetradic
#EE5C5E #A7EE5C #5CEEEC #A35CEE
square
#EE5C5E #A7EE5C #5CEEEC #A35CEE
split-complementary
#EE5C5E #5CEEA3 #5CA7EE
monochromatic
#BC1416 #E82527 #EE5C5E #F49395 #FACBCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.32
#EE5C5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.33
#EE5C5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EE5C5E
6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EE5C5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EE5C5E | 1.00 | 3.32 | 6.33 | 6.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#817A5D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6995A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3F5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ee5c5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 92, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.181 22.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fa908b',
500: '#ee5c5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ee5c5e; $custom-light: #fa908b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ee5c5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 92,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.178,
"s": 81.111,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6652,
"c": 0.18062,
"h": 22.6
},
"luminance": 0.2664
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EE5C5E
secondary
#BAECEB
accent
#DDDB08
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#190D0C
muted
#877E7D