#EE5F5F#EE5F5F
#EE5F5F is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 66.9% C 0.177 H 23.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EE5F5F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 95, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 81%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 60%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 60.1%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.15, 55.15, 28.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.15, 62.26, 27.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.91% 0.163 0.0697) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.91% 0.177 23.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4215, 27.1932, 13.8919) |
| Luminance | 0.2719 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 3.06
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 3.16
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.04
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.20
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.34
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 4.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EE5F5F #5FEEEE
analogous
#EE5FA6 #EE5F5F #EEA65F
triadic
#EE5F5F #5FEE5F #5F5FEE
tetradic
#EE5F5F #A6EE5F #5FEEEE #A65FEE
square
#EE5F5F #A6EE5F #5FEEEE #A65FEE
split-complementary
#EE5F5F #5FEEA6 #5FA6EE
monochromatic
#BE1414 #E82828 #EE5F5F #F49696 #FACECE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#EE5F5F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.44
#EE5F5F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EE5F5F
6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EE5F5F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EE5F5F | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.44 | 6.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837B5E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A79A5B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF4360
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ee5f5f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 95, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.9% 0.177 23.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fa928c',
500: '#ee5f5f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ee5f5f; $custom-light: #fa928c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ee5f5f",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 95,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 80.791,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66907,
"c": 0.17727,
"h": 23.2
},
"luminance": 0.27188
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EE5F5F
secondary
#BCECEC
accent
#DDDD08
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2F0
border
#D7CCCB
text
#190D0C
muted
#877E7D