#EC524B#EC524B
#EC524B is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.191 H 26.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC524B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 82, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 81%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 68%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 68.2%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.47, 58.82, 36.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.47, 69.39, 32.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.73% 0.1711 0.0852) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.73% 0.191 26.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8835, 24.3810, 9.3138) |
| Luminance | 0.2437 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.24
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.53
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 3.68
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 3.88
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.95
Strawberry (survey)
#FB2943
ΔE00 4.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC524B #4BE5EC
analogous
#EC4B94 #EC524B #ECA24B
triadic
#EC524B #4BEC52 #524BEC
tetradic
#EC524B #94EC4B #4BE5EC #A24BEC
square
#EC524B #94EC4B #4BE5EC #A24BEC
split-complementary
#EC524B #4BECA2 #4B94EC
monochromatic
#AB1912 #E22118 #EC524B #F28782 #F8BCBA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.57
#EC524B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.88
#EC524B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC524B
5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC524B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC524B | 1.00 | 3.57 | 5.88 | 5.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C7249
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A39446
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF2A52
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec524b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 82, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.191 26.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fa8a7d',
500: '#ec524b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec524b; $custom-light: #fa8a7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec524b",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 82,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.609,
"s": 80.905,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6473,
"c": 0.19114,
"h": 26.5
},
"luminance": 0.24375
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC524B
secondary
#ABE5E8
accent
#D4DD08
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#190C0A
muted
#867D7C