#EC4F4F#EC4F4F
#EC4F4F is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.194 H 24.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC4F4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 79, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 81%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 67%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 66.5%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.08, 60.22, 34.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.08, 69.20, 29.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.46% 0.1763 0.0798) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.46% 0.194 24.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8034, 23.9949, 9.9838) |
| Luminance | 0.2399 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.09
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.14
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.41
Lightish Red
#FE2F4A
ΔE00 3.97
Strawberry (survey)
#FB2943
ΔE00 4.05
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC4F4F #4FECEC
analogous
#EC4F9E #EC4F4F #EC9E4F
triadic
#EC4F4F #4FEC4F #4F4FEC
tetradic
#EC4F4F #9EEC4F #4FECEC #9E4FEC
square
#EC4F4F #9EEC4F #4FECEC #9E4FEC
split-complementary
#EC4F4F #4FEC9E #4F9EEC
monochromatic
#AE1313 #E51919 #EC4F4F #F28686 #F8BDBD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.62
#EC4F4F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.80
#EC4F4F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC4F4F
5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC4F4F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC4F4F | 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)
#7A714E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1934A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF2551
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec4f4f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 79, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.194 24.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fa8980',
500: '#ec4f4f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec4f4f; $custom-light: #fa8980; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec4f4f",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 79,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 80.513,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6446,
"c": 0.19351,
"h": 24.4
},
"luminance": 0.23989
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC4F4F
secondary
#AEE8E8
accent
#DDDD09
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#190C0A
muted
#867D7C