#EF5E5A#EF5E5A
#EF5E5A is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.180 H 24.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EF5E5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 94, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 82%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 62%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.7%, 62.3%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.07, 55.60, 31.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.07, 63.98, 29.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.85% 0.1634 0.0755) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.85% 0.18 24.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4487, 27.0998, 12.7190) |
| Luminance | 0.2709 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 2.36
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 3.21
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 3.28
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.67
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.28
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EF5E5A #5AEBEF
analogous
#EF5AA0 #EF5E5A #EFA95A
triadic
#EF5E5A #5AEF5E #5E5AEF
tetradic
#EF5E5A #A0EF5A #5AEBEF #A95AEF
square
#EF5E5A #A0EF5A #5AEBEF #A95AEF
split-complementary
#EF5E5A #5AEFA9 #5AA0EF
monochromatic
#BC1712 #EA2822 #EF5E5A #F49492 #FACBCA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.27
#EF5E5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.42
#EF5E5A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EF5E5A
6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EF5E5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EF5E5A | 1.00 | 3.27 | 6.42 | 6.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837B59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A89A56
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF405E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ef5e5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 94, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.180 24.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fb9188',
500: '#ef5e5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ef5e5a; $custom-light: #fb9188; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ef5e5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 94,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.611,
"s": 82.32,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66847,
"c": 0.18004,
"h": 24.8
},
"luminance": 0.27094
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EF5E5A
secondary
#B9EBEC
accent
#D9DF07
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2F0
border
#D7CCCB
text
#190D0B
muted
#877E7C