#E36C4C#E36C4C
#E36C4C is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.156 H 36.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E36C4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 108, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 73%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 67%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.4%, 66.5%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.51, 43.99, 39.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.51, 59.15, 41.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.76% 0.126 0.0917) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.76% 0.156 36) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3491, 27.5825, 10.1406) |
| Luminance | 0.2758 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 4.63
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 4.93
Orange Pink
#FF6F52
ΔE00 5.15
Pinkish Orange
#FF724C
ΔE00 5.26
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.28
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E36C4C #4CC3E3
analogous
#E34C78 #E36C4C #E3B74C
triadic
#E36C4C #4CE36C #6C4CE3
tetradic
#E36C4C #78E34C #4CC3E3 #B74CE3
square
#E36C4C #78E34C #4CC3E3 #B74CE3
split-complementary
#E36C4C #4CE3B7 #4C78E3
monochromatic
#9C3418 #D14621 #E36C4C #EB9781 #F4C3B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.22
#E36C4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.52
#E36C4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E36C4C
6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E36C4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E36C4C | 1.00 | 3.22 | 6.52 | 6.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B7F49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A99949
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F85565
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e36c4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 108, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.156 36.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2997f',
500: '#e36c4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e36c4c; $custom-light: #f2997f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e36c4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 108,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.715,
"s": 72.947,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66757,
"c": 0.15584,
"h": 36
},
"luminance": 0.27578
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E36C4C
secondary
#A8D6E3
accent
#C9F038
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF2EE
border
#D7CCC9
text
#180E0A
muted
#867E7C