#EC5155#EC5155
#EC5155 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.191 H 22.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC5155 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 81, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 80%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 66%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.7%, 64%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.47, 59.76, 31.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.47, 67.38, 27.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.78% 0.176 0.0739) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.78% 0.191 22.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1782, 24.3791, 11.2352) |
| Luminance | 0.2437 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.93
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 3.19
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.55
Lightish Red
#FE2F4A
ΔE00 3.91
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.00
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC5155 #51ECE8
analogous
#EC51A2 #EC5155 #EC9B51
triadic
#EC5155 #55EC51 #5155EC
tetradic
#EC5155 #A2EC51 #51ECE8 #9B51EC
square
#EC5155 #A2EC51 #51ECE8 #9B51EC
split-complementary
#EC5155 #51EC9B #51A2EC
monochromatic
#AF1317 #E61A1F #EC5155 #F2888B #F8BFC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.57
#EC5155 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.87
#EC5155 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC5155
5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC5155 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC5155 | 1.00 | 3.57 | 5.87 | 5.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A7254
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19451
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF2B54
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec5155; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 81, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.191 22.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fa8a85',
500: '#ec5155',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec5155; $custom-light: #fa8a85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec5155",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 81,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.452,
"s": 80.311,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64776,
"c": 0.19088,
"h": 22.8
},
"luminance": 0.24374
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC5155
secondary
#B0E9E7
accent
#DDD709
background
#FFF8F8
surface
#FFF0EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#190C0B
muted
#877D7C