#E55E5E Color (Hex and RGB)
#E55E5E
#e55e5e has RGB values (229, 94, 94). The color reads primarily as red in sRGB space.
Color values
| Format | Value | Channels | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEX | #E55E5E | RE5G5EB5E | |
| RGB | rgb(229 94 94) | R229G94B94 | |
| HSL | hsl(0 72% 63%) | H0°S72%L63% | |
| OKLCH | oklch(65% 0.17 23) | L0.65C0.17H23° | |
| HSV | hsv(0, 59%, 90%) | H0°S59%V90% | |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59%, 59%, 10%) | C0%M59%Y59%K10% |
RGB mix
Base numbers
| Base | R | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binary | 11100101 | 01011110 | 01011110 |
| Octal | 345 | 136 | 136 |
| Decimal | 229 | 94 | 94 |
| Hex | e5 | 5e | 5e |
Shades & tints
Shades mix #E55E5E with black; tints mix it with white. Click any swatch to explore it.
Shades
- #E55E5E0%
- #D256569%
- #BE4E4E17%
- #AB464626%
- #973E3E34%
- #84363643%
- #702E2E51%
- #5D262659%
- #491E1E68%
- #36161677%
- #220E0E85%
Tints
Color harmonies
Similar brand colors
The closest colors from our brand palettes, measured in OKLab.
Contrast & accessibility
WCAG 2.1 contrast against white and black. Test other pairs in the contrast checker.
Aa
#E55E5E on #FFFFFF
3.45:1
AA ✕AAA ✕AA Large ✓AAA Large ✕
Aa
#E55E5E on #000000
6.09:1
AA ✓AAA ✕AA Large ✓AAA Large ✓
Aa
#FFFFFF on #E55E5E
3.45:1
AA ✕AAA ✕AA Large ✓AAA Large ✕
Aa
#000000 on #E55E5E
6.09:1
AA ✓AAA ✕AA Large ✓AAA Large ✓
Code snippets
- CSS
color: #e55e5e; - Background
background-color: #e55e5e; - CSS variable
--color-e55e5e: #e55e5e; - Modern CSS
color: oklch(65% 0.17 23); - SCSS
$color-e55e5e: #e55e5e; - Tailwind
bg-[#e55e5e] text-[#e55e5e] - HTML
<div style="background-color: #e55e5e"></div>