#EC5A65#EC5A65
#EC5A65 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.180 H 19.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC5A65 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 90, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 79%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 62%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.9%, 57.2%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.12, 57.07, 24.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.12, 61.92, 22.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.11% 0.1702 0.059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.11% 0.18 19.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6009, 26.0901, 15.2073) |
| Luminance | 0.2609 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 3.57
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.67
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 4.81
Reddish Pink
#FE2C54
ΔE00 5.38
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 5.67
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC5A65 #5AECE1
analogous
#EC5AAE #EC5A65 #EC985A
triadic
#EC5A65 #65EC5A #5A65EC
tetradic
#EC5A65 #AEEC5A #5AECE1 #985AEC
square
#EC5A65 #AEEC5A #5AECE1 #985AEC
split-complementary
#EC5A65 #5AEC98 #5AAEEC
monochromatic
#B71521 #E62332 #EC5A65 #F29198 #F9C8CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#EC5A65 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.22
#EC5A65 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC5A65
6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC5A65 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC5A65 | 1.00 | 3.38 | 6.22 | 6.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E7864
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A39761
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3E5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec5a65; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 90, 101); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.180 19.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f98f90',
500: '#ec5a65',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec5a65; $custom-light: #f98f90; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec5a65",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 90,
"b": 101
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.479,
"s": 79.348,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66106,
"c": 0.18017,
"h": 19.1
},
"luminance": 0.26085
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC5A65
secondary
#B7EBE7
accent
#DCCC0A
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#190D0C
muted
#877E7D