#EC4B4D#EC4B4D
#EC4B4D is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.198 H 24.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC4B4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 75, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 81%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 68%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.2%, 67.4%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.49, 61.66, 34.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.49, 70.66, 29.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.01% 0.1805 0.0804) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.01% 0.198 24) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4518, 23.4064, 9.5129) |
| Luminance | 0.2340 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.27
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.27
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.38
Strawberry (survey)
#FB2943
ΔE00 3.51
Lightish Red
#FE2F4A
ΔE00 3.56
Pinky Red
#FC2647
ΔE00 3.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC4B4D #4BECEA
analogous
#EC4B9D #EC4B4D #EC994B
triadic
#EC4B4D #4DEC4B #4B4DEC
tetradic
#EC4B4D #9DEC4B #4BECEA #994BEC
square
#EC4B4D #9DEC4B #4BECEA #994BEC
split-complementary
#EC4B4D #4BEC99 #4B9DEC
monochromatic
#AB1214 #E2181A #EC4B4D #F28284 #F8BABA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.70
#EC4B4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.68
#EC4B4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC4B4D
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC4B4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC4B4D | 1.00 | 3.70 | 5.68 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#786F4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A09248
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF1B4D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec4b4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 75, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.198 24.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fa877f',
500: '#ec4b4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec4b4d; $custom-light: #fa877f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec4b4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 75,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.255,
"s": 80.905,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64006,
"c": 0.19756,
"h": 24
},
"luminance": 0.23401
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC4B4D
secondary
#ABE8E7
accent
#DDDB08
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#190C0A
muted
#867D7C