#EC4F4E#EC4F4E
#EC4F4E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.194 H 24.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC4F4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 79, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 81%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 67%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 66.9%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.07, 60.17, 34.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.07, 69.43, 29.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.44% 0.1759 0.0809) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.44% 0.194 24.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7673, 23.9804, 9.7936) |
| Luminance | 0.2397 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.06
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.25
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.35
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.06
Lightish Red
#FE2F4A
ΔE00 4.09
Strawberry (survey)
#FB2943
ΔE00 4.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC4F4E #4EEBEC
analogous
#EC4E9C #EC4F4E #EC9E4E
triadic
#EC4F4E #4EEC4F #4F4EEC
tetradic
#EC4F4E #9CEC4E #4EEBEC #9E4EEC
square
#EC4F4E #9CEC4E #4EEBEC #9E4EEC
split-complementary
#EC4F4E #4EEC9E #4E9CEC
monochromatic
#AD1413 #E41A19 #EC4F4E #F28685 #F8BDBD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.62
#EC4F4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.80
#EC4F4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC4F4E
5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC4F4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC4F4E | 1.00 | 3.62 | 5.80 | 5.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A714C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19349
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF2550
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec4f4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 79, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.194 24.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fa8980',
500: '#ec4f4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec4f4e; $custom-light: #fa8980; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec4f4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 79,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.38,
"s": 80.612,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64445,
"c": 0.19363,
"h": 24.7
},
"luminance": 0.23975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC4F4E
secondary
#AEE8E8
accent
#DCDD09
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#190C0A
muted
#867D7C