#EC5A63#EC5A63
#EC5A63 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.180 H 19.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC5A63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 90, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 79%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 62%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.9%, 58.1%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.09, 56.93, 25.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.09, 62.23, 23.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.07% 0.1695 0.0614) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.07% 0.18 19.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5041, 26.0514, 14.6975) |
| Luminance | 0.2605 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 3.37
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.28
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 4.49
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 5.19
Reddish Pink
#FE2C54
ΔE00 5.37
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC5A63 #5AECE3
analogous
#EC5AAC #EC5A63 #EC9A5A
triadic
#EC5A63 #63EC5A #5A63EC
tetradic
#EC5A63 #ACEC5A #5AECE3 #9A5AEC
square
#EC5A63 #ACEC5A #5AECE3 #9A5AEC
split-complementary
#EC5A63 #5AEC9A #5AACEC
monochromatic
#B7151F #E6232F #EC5A63 #F29197 #F9C8CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#EC5A63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.21
#EC5A63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC5A63
6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC5A63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC5A63 | 1.00 | 3.38 | 6.21 | 6.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E7862
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3975F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3E5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec5a63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 90, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.180 19.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f98f8f',
500: '#ec5a63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec5a63; $custom-light: #f98f8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec5a63",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 90,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.301,
"s": 79.348,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66067,
"c": 0.18026,
"h": 19.9
},
"luminance": 0.26046
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC5A63
secondary
#B7EBE7
accent
#DCCF0A
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#190D0C
muted
#877E7D