#EF5E5E#EF5E5E
#EF5E5E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 66.9% C 0.180 H 23.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EF5E5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 94, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 82%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 61%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.7%, 60.7%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.13, 55.86, 29.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.13, 63.15, 27.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.92% 0.1649 0.0709) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.92% 0.18 23.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6236, 27.1698, 13.6399) |
| Luminance | 0.2716 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 2.94
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 2.98
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 3.91
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.09
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 4.18
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EF5E5E #5EEFEF
analogous
#EF5EA6 #EF5E5E #EFA65E
triadic
#EF5E5E #5EEF5E #5E5EEF
tetradic
#EF5E5E #A6EF5E #5EEFEF #A65EEF
square
#EF5E5E #A6EF5E #5EEFEF #A65EEF
split-complementary
#EF5E5E #5EEFA6 #5EA6EF
monochromatic
#C01313 #E92626 #EF5E5E #F59696 #FACDCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#EF5E5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.43
#EF5E5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EF5E5E
6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EF5E5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EF5E5E | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.43 | 6.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837B5D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A79A5A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF415F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ef5e5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 94, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.9% 0.180 23.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fb918b',
500: '#ef5e5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ef5e5e; $custom-light: #fb918b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ef5e5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 94,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 81.921,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66916,
"c": 0.17954,
"h": 23.3
},
"luminance": 0.27164
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EF5E5E
secondary
#BCEDED
accent
#DEDE07
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2F0
border
#D7CCCB
text
#190D0C
muted
#877E7D