#EC4E4B#EC4E4B
#EC4E4B is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.195 H 25.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC4E4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 78, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 81%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 68%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.9%, 68.2%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.88, 60.40, 36.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.88, 70.38, 30.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.29% 0.1761 0.0837) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.29% 0.195 25.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5906, 23.7952, 9.2161) |
| Luminance | 0.2379 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.12
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.29
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.59
Strawberry (survey)
#FB2943
ΔE00 4.13
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.22
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 4.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC4E4B #4BE9EC
analogous
#EC4B98 #EC4E4B #EC9E4B
triadic
#EC4E4B #4BEC4E #4E4BEC
tetradic
#EC4E4B #98EC4B #4BE9EC #9E4BEC
square
#EC4E4B #98EC4B #4BE9EC #9E4BEC
split-complementary
#EC4E4B #4BEC9E #4B98EC
monochromatic
#AB1512 #E21C18 #EC4E4B #F28482 #F8BBBA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.65
#EC4E4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.76
#EC4E4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC4E4B
5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC4E4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC4E4B | 1.00 | 3.65 | 5.76 | 5.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A7049
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19246
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF214F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec4e4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 78, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.195 25.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fa887d',
500: '#ec4e4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec4e4b; $custom-light: #fa887d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec4e4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 78,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.118,
"s": 80.905,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64292,
"c": 0.19497,
"h": 25.4
},
"luminance": 0.2379
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC4E4B
secondary
#ABE7E8
accent
#D9DD08
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#190C09
muted
#867D7B