#EE5F55#EE5F55
#EE5F55 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.179 H 27.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EE5F55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 95, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 82%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 64%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 64.3%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.00, 54.52, 34.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.00, 64.44, 32.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.74% 0.1593 0.0811) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.74% 0.179 27) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9958, 27.0229, 11.6497) |
| Luminance | 0.2702 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 2.41
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 2.60
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.92
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 4.29
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.78
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EE5F55 #55E4EE
analogous
#EE5597 #EE5F55 #EEAC55
triadic
#EE5F55 #55EE5F #5F55EE
tetradic
#EE5F55 #97EE55 #55E4EE #AC55EE
square
#EE5F55 #97EE55 #55E4EE #AC55EE
split-complementary
#EE5F55 #55EEAC #5597EE
monochromatic
#B61D12 #E82B1D #EE5F55 #F4938D #F9C8C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#EE5F55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.40
#EE5F55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EE5F55
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EE5F55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EE5F55 | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847B53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A89951
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF415E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ee5f55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 95, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.179 27.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fb9285',
500: '#ee5f55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ee5f55; $custom-light: #fb9285; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ee5f55",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 95,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.922,
"s": 81.818,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66738,
"c": 0.17869,
"h": 27
},
"luminance": 0.27017
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EE5F55
secondary
#B4E7EB
accent
#D0DE07
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2EF
border
#D7CCCA
text
#190D0B
muted
#877E7C