#EC4B53#EC4B53
#EC4B53 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.197 H 22.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC4B53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 75, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 81%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 68%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.2%, 64.8%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.58, 61.98, 31.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.58, 69.38, 26.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.1% 0.1826 0.0738) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.1% 0.197 22) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6735, 23.4951, 10.6805) |
| Luminance | 0.2349 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 3.11
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.17
Lightish Red
#FE2F4A
ΔE00 3.28
Pinky Red
#FC2647
ΔE00 3.67
Strawberry (survey)
#FB2943
ΔE00 3.76
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC4B53 #4BECE4
analogous
#EC4BA3 #EC4B53 #EC934B
triadic
#EC4B53 #53EC4B #4B53EC
tetradic
#EC4B53 #A3EC4B #4BECE4 #934BEC
square
#EC4B53 #A3EC4B #4BECE4 #934BEC
split-complementary
#EC4B53 #4BEC93 #4BA3EC
monochromatic
#AB121A #E21822 #EC4B53 #F28288 #F8BABD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#EC4B53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.70
#EC4B53 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC4B53
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC4B53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC4B53 | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.70 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#776F52
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F924E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF1D4F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec4b53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 75, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.197 22.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fa8783',
500: '#ec4b53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec4b53; $custom-light: #fa8783; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec4b53",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 75,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.019,
"s": 80.905,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64103,
"c": 0.19698,
"h": 22
},
"luminance": 0.2349
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC4B53
secondary
#ABE8E5
accent
#DDD308
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#190C0A
muted
#867D7C