#E05542 Color

#E05542 is rgb(224, 85, 66) in RGB and hsl(7, 72%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is IndianRed. Black text is most readable on this background.

#E05542

HEX#E05542

RGBrgb(224, 85, 66)

HSLhsl(7, 72%, 57%)

HSVhsv(7, 71%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(63.1% 0.177 30.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 62%, 71%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #E05542 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.79:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.55:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E05542 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#E05542 Complementary#42CEE0 Analogous#E0427F Analogous#E0A442 Triadic#42E055 Triadic#5542E0

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #E05542, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E56D5D #E98477 #ED9C91 #F1B0A7 #F5C8C2 #F9DFDC

Shades

#D73823 #B8301E #952718 #761F13 #53160E #350E09

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