#EC4E4D#EC4E4D
#EC4E4D is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.195 H 24.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC4E4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 78, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 81%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 67%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.9%, 67.4%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.91, 60.51, 35.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.91, 69.91, 30.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.32% 0.1768 0.0816) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.32% 0.195 24.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6601, 23.8230, 9.5823) |
| Luminance | 0.2382 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.08
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.31
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.32
Strawberry (survey)
#FB2943
ΔE00 3.97
Lightish Red
#FE2F4A
ΔE00 4.04
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC4E4D #4DEBEC
analogous
#EC4D9C #EC4E4D #EC9E4D
triadic
#EC4E4D #4DEC4E #4E4DEC
tetradic
#EC4E4D #9CEC4D #4DEBEC #9E4DEC
square
#EC4E4D #9CEC4D #4DEBEC #9E4DEC
split-complementary
#EC4E4D #4DEC9E #4D9CEC
monochromatic
#AC1312 #E41A18 #EC4E4D #F28584 #F8BCBC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#EC4E4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.76
#EC4E4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC4E4D
5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC4E4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC4E4D | 1.00 | 3.64 | 5.76 | 5.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.64 | 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)
#79704B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19348
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF224F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec4e4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 78, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.195 24.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fa887f',
500: '#ec4e4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec4e4d; $custom-light: #fa887f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec4e4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 78,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.377,
"s": 80.711,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64322,
"c": 0.19471,
"h": 24.8
},
"luminance": 0.23817
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC4E4D
secondary
#ADE8E8
accent
#DCDD08
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#190C0A
muted
#867D7C