#EC5A5E#EC5A5E
#EC5A5E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.181 H 21.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC5A5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 90, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 79%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 62%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.9%, 60.2%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.00, 56.59, 27.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.00, 63.10, 26.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.97% 0.1676 0.0675) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.97% 0.181 21.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.2724, 25.9587, 13.4773) |
| Luminance | 0.2595 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 3.33
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.53
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 3.99
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.04
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.46
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC5A5E #5AECE8
analogous
#EC5AA7 #EC5A5E #EC9F5A
triadic
#EC5A5E #5EEC5A #5A5EEC
tetradic
#EC5A5E #A7EC5A #5AECE8 #9F5AEC
square
#EC5A5E #A7EC5A #5AECE8 #9F5AEC
split-complementary
#EC5A5E #5AEC9F #5AA7EC
monochromatic
#B71519 #E62328 #EC5A5E #F29194 #F9C8C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#EC5A5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.19
#EC5A5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC5A5E
6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC5A5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC5A5E | 1.00 | 3.39 | 6.19 | 6.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F785D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4975A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3C5D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec5a5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 90, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.181 21.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f98f8b',
500: '#ec5a5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec5a5e; $custom-light: #f98f8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec5a5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 90,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.356,
"s": 79.348,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65972,
"c": 0.18064,
"h": 21.9
},
"luminance": 0.25953
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC5A5E
secondary
#B7EBE9
accent
#DCD60A
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#190D0C
muted
#877E7D