#EF5A56#EF5A56
#EF5A56 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.185 H 25.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EF5A56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 90, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 83%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 64%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 64%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.36, 57.08, 33.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.36, 65.95, 30.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.3% 0.1674 0.0782) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.3% 0.185 25) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9365, 26.3405, 11.7309) |
| Luminance | 0.2633 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 2.40
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 3.06
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.12
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 3.86
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.99
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EF5A56 #56EBEF
analogous
#EF569E #EF5A56 #EFA656
triadic
#EF5A56 #56EF5A #5A56EF
tetradic
#EF5A56 #9EEF56 #56EBEF #A656EF
square
#EF5A56 #9EEF56 #56EBEF #A656EF
split-complementary
#EF5A56 #56EFA6 #569EEF
monochromatic
#B91612 #EA231E #EF5A56 #F4918E #FAC7C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.35
#EF5A56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.27
#EF5A56 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EF5A56
6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EF5A56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EF5A56 | 1.00 | 3.35 | 6.27 | 6.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#817854
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A69852
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF395A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ef5a56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 90, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.185 25.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fc8f86',
500: '#ef5a56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ef5a56; $custom-light: #fc8f86; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ef5a56",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 90,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.569,
"s": 82.703,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66295,
"c": 0.18475,
"h": 25
},
"luminance": 0.26335
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EF5A56
secondary
#B5EAEB
accent
#D9DF06
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#190D0B
muted
#877E7C