#EC4B4E#EC4B4E
#EC4B4E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.197 H 23.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC4B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 75, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 81%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 68%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.2%, 66.9%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.50, 61.71, 33.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.50, 70.43, 28.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.02% 0.1808 0.0793) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.02% 0.197 23.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4874, 23.4207, 9.7003) |
| Luminance | 0.2341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.20
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.33
Lightish Red
#FE2F4A
ΔE00 3.46
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.46
Strawberry (survey)
#FB2943
ΔE00 3.49
Pinky Red
#FC2647
ΔE00 3.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC4B4E #4BECE9
analogous
#EC4B9E #EC4B4E #EC984B
triadic
#EC4B4E #4EEC4B #4B4EEC
tetradic
#EC4B4E #9EEC4B #4BECE9 #984BEC
square
#EC4B4E #9EEC4B #4BECE9 #984BEC
split-complementary
#EC4B4E #4BEC98 #4B9EEC
monochromatic
#AB1215 #E2181C #EC4B4E #F28284 #F8BABB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.70
#EC4B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.68
#EC4B4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC4B4E
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC4B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC4B4E | 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)
#786F4D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A09249
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF1B4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec4b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 75, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.197 23.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fa877f',
500: '#ec4b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec4b4e; $custom-light: #fa877f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec4b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 75,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.882,
"s": 80.905,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64022,
"c": 0.19745,
"h": 23.7
},
"luminance": 0.23415
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC4B4E
secondary
#ABE8E7
accent
#DDD908
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#190C0A
muted
#867D7C