HEX atlas value

#EA5553

#EA5553 is a warm red HEX color close to Tulip Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 234, 85, 83, HSL 1, 78%, 62%, has luminance 0.2461, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#EA5553 Sample readable text

HEX #EA5553

RGB rgb(234, 85, 83)

HSL hsl(1 78% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 64, 65, 8)

Luminance 0.2461

Contrast Black 5.92:1White 3.55:1

CSS

--color-ea5553: #EA5553;
.background-ea5553 { background-color: #EA5553; }
.text-ea5553 { color: #EA5553; }

Luminance0.2461

Black text5.92:1AA Pass

White text3.55:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#EA5553","rgb":[234,85,83],"hsl":[1,78,62],"cmyk":[0,64,65,8],"luminance":0.2461,"contrast":{"black":5.92,"white":3.55}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.92,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.55,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#53E7EA","hex":"#53E7EA","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.99,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F4A6A4","hex":"#F4A6A4","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.84,"contrastWhite":1.94,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EAA153","hex":"#EAA153","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.72,"contrastWhite":2.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Tomato","hex":"#FF6347","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.13,"contrastWhite":2.95,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.08,"contrastWhite":2.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Tulip Red adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ea5553.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tulip-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tomato.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-sienna.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#53E7EA","analogous":["#EA539C","#EAA153"],"triadic":["#53EA55","#5553EA"],"tetradic":["#9CEA53","#53E7EA","#A153EA"],"splitComplementary":["#53EAA1","#539CEA"],"monochromatic":["#F4A6A4","#EA5553","#C81C19"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4A6A4","dark":"#C81C19","saturated":"#FF403D","desaturated":"#D46A68","pastel":"#F3CAC9","neon":"#FF6966"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"tulip-red","name":"Tulip Red","hex":"#FF4D4D","distance":23.259406699226016},{"slug":"tomato","name":"Tomato","hex":"#FF6347","distance":27.94637722496424},{"slug":"burnt-sienna","name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","distance":31.080540535840107},{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":31.12876483254676},{"slug":"indian-red","name":"Indian Red","hex":"#CD5C5C","distance":31.160872901765767}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EA5553

#EA5553 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #EA5553 is visually closest to Tulip Red, a named red color with HEX #FF4D4D.

The RGB channels are 234, 85, and 83, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 1deg with 78% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.2461, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.26, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.92:1AA Pass

White text3.55:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EA5553 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.92:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.55:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#53E7EA#000000 text · best 13.99:1#53E7EA

#F4A6A4#000000 text · best 10.84:1#F4A6A4

#EAA153#000000 text · best 9.72:1#EAA153

Tomato#000000 text · best 7.13:1#FF6347

Burnt Sienna#000000 text · best 7.08:1#E97451

Generated Palette

#EA5553#EA5553

#53E7EA#53E7EA

#EA539C#EA539C

#EAA153#EAA153

#F4A6A4#F4A6A4

#C81C19#C81C19

Color Harmonies

#53E7EA#53E7EA

#EA539C#EA539C

#EAA153#EAA153

#53EA55#53EA55

#5553EA#5553EA

Variants

#F4A6A4#F4A6A4

#C81C19#C81C19

#FF403D#FF403D

#D46A68#D46A68

#F3CAC9#F3CAC9

#FF6966#FF6966

Nearest Named Colors

Tulip Red#FF4D4D

Tomato#FF6347

Burnt Sienna#E97451

Terracotta#E2725B

Indian Red#CD5C5C

#EA5553

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EA5553

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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