#EE5C72#EE5C72
#EE5C72 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 66.9% C 0.180 H 14.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EE5C72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 92, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 81%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 61%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.3%, 52.1%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.02, 57.85, 17.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.02, 60.51, 17.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.93% 0.1743 0.0447) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.93% 0.18 14.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1278, 27.0516, 18.9194) |
| Luminance | 0.2705 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Warm Pink
#FB5581
ΔE00 4.52
Watermelon
#FC6C85
ΔE00 4.79
Pinkish
#D46A7E
ΔE00 5.70
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 5.82
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 5.91
Rosy Pink
#F6688E
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EE5C72 #5CEED8
analogous
#EE5CBB #EE5C72 #EE8F5C
triadic
#EE5C72 #72EE5C #5C72EE
tetradic
#EE5C72 #BBEE5C #5CEED8 #8F5CEE
square
#EE5C72 #BBEE5C #5CEED8 #8F5CEE
split-complementary
#EE5C72 #5CEE8F #5CBBEE
monochromatic
#BC142D #E82542 #EE5C72 #F493A2 #FACBD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#EE5C72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.41
#EE5C72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EE5C72
6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EE5C72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EE5C72 | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.41 | 6.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E7B72
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3996F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF4465
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ee5c72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 92, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.9% 0.180 14.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9919a',
500: '#ee5c72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ee5c72; $custom-light: #f9919a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ee5c72",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 92,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.959,
"s": 81.111,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66926,
"c": 0.17997,
"h": 14.4
},
"luminance": 0.27046
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EE5C72
secondary
#BAECE4
accent
#DDBD08
background
#FFF9F9
surface
#FFF2F2
border
#D7CCCC
text
#180D0E
muted
#867E7E