#EF5B5B#EF5B5B
#EF5B5B is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.183 H 23.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EF5B5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 91, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 82%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 62%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.9%, 61.9%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.60, 56.96, 30.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.60, 64.61, 28.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.5% 0.1679 0.073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.5% 0.183 23.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2300, 26.5938, 12.8575) |
| Luminance | 0.2659 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 2.82
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 3.34
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.61
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 3.67
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.91
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 3.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EF5B5B #5BEFEF
analogous
#EF5BA5 #EF5B5B #EFA55B
triadic
#EF5B5B #5BEF5B #5B5BEF
tetradic
#EF5B5B #A5EF5B #5BEFEF #A55BEF
square
#EF5B5B #A5EF5B #5BEFEF #A55BEF
split-complementary
#EF5B5B #5BEFA5 #5BA5EF
monochromatic
#BD1212 #EA2323 #EF5B5B #F49393 #FACBCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.32
#EF5B5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.32
#EF5B5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EF5B5B
6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EF5B5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EF5B5B | 1.00 | 3.32 | 6.32 | 6.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81795A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A69957
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3C5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ef5b5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 91, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.183 23.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fb9089',
500: '#ef5b5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ef5b5b; $custom-light: #fb9089; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ef5b5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 91,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 82.222,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66499,
"c": 0.18308,
"h": 23.5
},
"luminance": 0.26588
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EF5B5B
secondary
#BAECEC
accent
#DFDF07
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#190D0B
muted
#877E7C