#E36C78#E36C78
#E36C78 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.284; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.148 H 15.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E36C78 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 108, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 68%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 52%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.4%, 47.1%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.26, 47.32, 15.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.26, 49.86, 18.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.57% 0.1427 0.04) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.57% 0.148 15.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4341, 28.4165, 21.1212) |
| Luminance | 0.2841 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish
#D46A7E
ΔE00 4.39
Watermelon
#FC6C85
ΔE00 4.80
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 5.32
Ugly Pink
#CD7584
ΔE00 5.57
Dirty Pink
#CA7B80
ΔE00 5.89
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E36C78 #6CE3D7
analogous
#E36CB3 #E36C78 #E39C6C
triadic
#E36C78 #78E36C #6C78E3
tetradic
#E36C78 #B3E36C #6CE3D7 #9C6CE3
square
#E36C78 #B3E36C #6CE3D7 #9C6CE3
split-complementary
#E36C78 #6CE39C #6CB3E3
monochromatic
#B32231 #D93949 #E36C78 #ED9FA7 #F7D3D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.14
#E36C78 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.68
#E36C78 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E36C78
6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E36C78 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E36C78 | 1.00 | 3.14 | 6.68 | 6.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#858278
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A39A75
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F65C71
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e36c78; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 108, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.148 15.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0999e',
500: '#e36c78',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e36c78; $custom-light: #f0999e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e36c78",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 108,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.95,
"s": 68,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67572,
"c": 0.14822,
"h": 15.7
},
"luminance": 0.28412
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E36C78
secondary
#C2E9E5
accent
#D0BD16
background
#FFF9F9
surface
#FFF2F2
border
#D7CCCC
text
#170E0E
muted
#857E7E