#EC4D5B#EC4D5B
#EC4D5B is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.194 H 19.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC4D5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 77, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 81%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 67%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.4%, 61.4%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.99, 61.69, 27.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.99, 67.36, 23.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.45% 0.1832 0.0652) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.45% 0.194 19.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1382, 23.9015, 12.4480) |
| Luminance | 0.2390 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 2.81
Reddish Pink
#FE2C54
ΔE00 3.59
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 3.77
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.94
Lightish Red
#FE2F4A
ΔE00 4.16
Pinky Red
#FC2647
ΔE00 4.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC4D5B #4DECDE
analogous
#EC4DAB #EC4D5B #EC8F4D
triadic
#EC4D5B #5BEC4D #4D5BEC
tetradic
#EC4D5B #ABEC4D #4DECDE #8F4DEC
square
#EC4D5B #ABEC4D #4DECDE #8F4DEC
split-complementary
#EC4D5B #4DEC8F #4DABEC
monochromatic
#AC1220 #E4182A #EC4D5B #F2848E #F8BCC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#EC4D5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.78
#EC4D5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC4D5B
5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC4D5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC4D5B | 1.00 | 3.63 | 5.78 | 5.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#77715A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F9357
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF2553
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec4d5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 77, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.194 19.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fa8889',
500: '#ec4d5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec4d5b; $custom-light: #fa8889; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec4d5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 77,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.717,
"s": 80.711,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64452,
"c": 0.19449,
"h": 19.6
},
"luminance": 0.23896
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC4D5B
secondary
#ADE8E3
accent
#DDCA08
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#190C0B
muted
#877D7C