#EC5A4B#EC5A4B
#EC5A4B is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.183 H 28.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC5A4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 90, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 81%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 68%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.9%, 68.2%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.71, 55.47, 38.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.71, 67.41, 34.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.66% 0.1606 0.0885) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.66% 0.183 28.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5223, 25.6586, 9.5267) |
| Luminance | 0.2565 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 2.98
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 3.99
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.38
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.70
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 5.14
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC5A4B #4BDDEC
analogous
#EC4B8C #EC5A4B #ECAA4B
triadic
#EC5A4B #4BEC5A #5A4BEC
tetradic
#EC5A4B #8CEC4B #4BDDEC #AA4BEC
square
#EC5A4B #8CEC4B #4BDDEC #AA4BEC
split-complementary
#EC5A4B #4BECAA #4B8CEC
monochromatic
#AB2012 #E22B18 #EC5A4B #F28D82 #F8BFBA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.43
#EC5A4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.13
#EC5A4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC5A4B
6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC5A4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC5A4B | 1.00 | 3.43 | 6.13 | 6.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#817749
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A69647
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3857
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec5a4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 90, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.183 28.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fa8f7e',
500: '#ec5a4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec5a4b; $custom-light: #fa8f7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec5a4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 90,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.59,
"s": 80.905,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65665,
"c": 0.18336,
"h": 28.9
},
"luminance": 0.25653
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC5A4B
secondary
#ABE2E8
accent
#C9DD08
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF1EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#190D0A
muted
#877E7C