#EF6257#EF6257
#EF6257 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.176 H 27.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EF6257 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 98, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 83%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 64%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59%, 63.6%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.69, 53.65, 34.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.69, 63.58, 32.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.3% 0.1568 0.0808) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.3% 0.176 27.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6886, 27.7797, 12.1817) |
| Luminance | 0.2777 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 2.33
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 2.60
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 4.08
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.32
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.29
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EF6257 #57E4EF
analogous
#EF5798 #EF6257 #EFAE57
triadic
#EF6257 #57EF62 #6257EF
tetradic
#EF6257 #98EF57 #57E4EF #AE57EF
square
#EF6257 #98EF57 #57E4EF #AE57EF
split-complementary
#EF6257 #57EFAE #5798EF
monochromatic
#BA1E12 #EA2E1F #EF6257 #F4968F #FACAC7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.20
#EF6257 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.55
#EF6257 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EF6257
6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EF6257 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EF6257 | 1.00 | 3.20 | 6.55 | 6.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#877D55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AA9B53
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF4560
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ef6257; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 98, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.176 27.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fb9486',
500: '#ef6257',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ef6257; $custom-light: #fb9486; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ef6257",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 98,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.342,
"s": 82.609,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67301,
"c": 0.17634,
"h": 27.3
},
"luminance": 0.27774
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EF6257
secondary
#B6E8EC
accent
#CFDF06
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2EF
border
#D7CCCA
text
#190D0B
muted
#877E7C