#EF5C55#EF5C55
#EF5C55 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.183 H 26.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EF5C55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 92, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 83%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 64%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 64.4%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.66, 56.17, 33.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.66, 65.65, 31.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.52% 0.1643 0.0802) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.52% 0.183 26) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.0675, 26.6664, 11.5772) |
| Luminance | 0.2666 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 2.31
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 2.56
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.35
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 4.01
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.39
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EF5C55 #55E8EF
analogous
#EF559B #EF5C55 #EFA955
triadic
#EF5C55 #55EF5C #5C55EF
tetradic
#EF5C55 #9BEF55 #55E8EF #A955EF
square
#EF5C55 #9BEF55 #55E8EF #A955EF
split-complementary
#EF5C55 #55EFA9 #559BEF
monochromatic
#B81911 #EA261D #EF5C55 #F4928D #FAC7C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.32
#EF5C55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.33
#EF5C55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EF5C55
6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EF5C55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EF5C55 | 1.00 | 3.32 | 6.33 | 6.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837953
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A79951
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3C5B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ef5c55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 92, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.183 26.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fc9085',
500: '#ef5c55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ef5c55; $custom-light: #fc9085; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ef5c55",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 92,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.727,
"s": 82.796,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6652,
"c": 0.18284,
"h": 26
},
"luminance": 0.26661
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EF5C55
secondary
#B5E9EB
accent
#D5DF06
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#190D0B
muted
#877E7C