#EC5A60#EC5A60
#EC5A60 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.180 H 21.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC5A60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 90, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 79%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 62%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.9%, 59.3%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.03, 56.72, 26.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.03, 62.73, 25.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.01% 0.1683 0.0651) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.01% 0.18 21.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3633, 25.9951, 13.9561) |
| Luminance | 0.2599 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 3.26
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.78
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 4.14
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.47
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.87
Lightish Red
#FE2F4A
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC5A60 #5AECE6
analogous
#EC5AA9 #EC5A60 #EC9D5A
triadic
#EC5A60 #60EC5A #5A60EC
tetradic
#EC5A60 #A9EC5A #5AECE6 #9D5AEC
square
#EC5A60 #A9EC5A #5AECE6 #9D5AEC
split-complementary
#EC5A60 #5AEC9D #5AA9EC
monochromatic
#B7151C #E6232B #EC5A60 #F29195 #F9C8CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#EC5A60 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.20
#EC5A60 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC5A60
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC5A60 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC5A60 | 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)
#7F785F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4975C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3D5D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec5a60; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 90, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.180 21.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f98f8d',
500: '#ec5a60',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec5a60; $custom-light: #f98f8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec5a60",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 90,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.534,
"s": 79.348,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66009,
"c": 0.18047,
"h": 21.1
},
"luminance": 0.2599
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC5A60
secondary
#B7EBE8
accent
#DCD30A
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#190D0C
muted
#877E7D