#EC4D4B#EC4D4B
#EC4D4B is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.196 H 25.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC4D4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 77, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 81%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 68%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.4%, 68.2%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.74, 60.79, 35.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.74, 70.63, 30.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.19% 0.1773 0.0833) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.19% 0.196 25.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5201, 23.6542, 9.1926) |
| Luminance | 0.2365 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.13
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.27
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.54
Strawberry (survey)
#FB2943
ΔE00 3.95
Lightish Red
#FE2F4A
ΔE00 4.16
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC4D4B #4BEAEC
analogous
#EC4B99 #EC4D4B #EC9D4B
triadic
#EC4D4B #4BEC4D #4D4BEC
tetradic
#EC4D4B #99EC4B #4BEAEC #9D4BEC
square
#EC4D4B #99EC4B #4BEAEC #9D4BEC
split-complementary
#EC4D4B #4BEC9D #4B99EC
monochromatic
#AB1412 #E21A18 #EC4D4B #F28482 #F8BABA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.67
#EC4D4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.73
#EC4D4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC4D4B
5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC4D4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC4D4B | 1.00 | 3.67 | 5.73 | 5.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#797049
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19246
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF1F4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec4d4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 77, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.196 25.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fa887d',
500: '#ec4d4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec4d4b; $custom-light: #fa887d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec4d4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 77,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.745,
"s": 80.905,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64185,
"c": 0.19592,
"h": 25.2
},
"luminance": 0.23649
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC4D4B
secondary
#ABE7E8
accent
#DBDD08
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#190C09
muted
#867D7B