#EC5969#EC5969
#EC5969 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.181 H 17.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC5969 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 89, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 79%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 62%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 55.5%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.04, 57.79, 21.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.04, 61.69, 20.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.07% 0.1731 0.0535) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.07% 0.181 17.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7179, 26.0028, 16.2367) |
| Luminance | 0.2600 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.24
Reddish Pink
#FE2C54
ΔE00 5.51
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 5.60
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.65
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 5.79
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC5969 #59ECDC
analogous
#EC59B2 #EC5969 #EC9259
triadic
#EC5969 #69EC59 #5969EC
tetradic
#EC5969 #B2EC59 #59ECDC #9259EC
square
#EC5969 #B2EC59 #59ECDC #9259EC
split-complementary
#EC5969 #59EC92 #59B2EC
monochromatic
#B61526 #E62237 #EC5969 #F2909B #F9C7CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#EC5969 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.20
#EC5969 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC5969
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC5969 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC5969 | 1.00 | 3.39 | 6.20 | 6.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D7869
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A29765
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3E60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec5969; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 89, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.181 17.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f88f93',
500: '#ec5969',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec5969; $custom-light: #f88f93; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec5969",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 89,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.469,
"s": 79.459,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66069,
"c": 0.18119,
"h": 17.2
},
"luminance": 0.25998
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC5969
secondary
#B6EAE5
accent
#DCC50A
background
#FFF9F9
surface
#FFF1F1
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180D0D
muted
#867E7E