#EC5B58#EC5B58
#EC5B58 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.180 H 24.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC5B58 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 91, 88) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 80%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 63%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 62.7%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.06, 55.77, 31.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.06, 64.02, 29.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.99% 0.164 0.0749) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.99% 0.18 24.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0985, 26.0250, 12.1424) |
| Luminance | 0.2602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 2.97
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.45
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.61
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 3.74
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 4.02
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC5B58 #58E9EC
analogous
#EC589F #EC5B58 #ECA558
triadic
#EC5B58 #58EC5B #5B58EC
tetradic
#EC5B58 #9FEC58 #58E9EC #A558EC
square
#EC5B58 #9FEC58 #58E9EC #A558EC
split-complementary
#EC5B58 #58ECA5 #589FEC
monochromatic
#B51815 #E62521 #EC5B58 #F2918F #F9C7C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#EC5B58 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.20
#EC5B58 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC5B58
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC5B58 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC5B58 | 1.00 | 3.38 | 6.20 | 6.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.38 | 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)
#817857
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A59754
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3D5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec5b58; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 91, 88); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.180 24.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f98f87',
500: '#ec5b58',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec5b58; $custom-light: #f98f87; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec5b58",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 91,
"b": 88
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.216,
"s": 79.57,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65988,
"c": 0.18024,
"h": 24.5
},
"luminance": 0.2602
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC5B58
secondary
#B6E9EA
accent
#D8DC0A
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#190D0B
muted
#877E7C