#EC5B63#EC5B63
#EC5B63 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.179 H 20.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC5B63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 91, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 79%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 61%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 58.1%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.25, 56.50, 25.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.25, 61.92, 24.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.19% 0.1681 0.0619) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.19% 0.179 20.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5890, 26.2212, 14.7258) |
| Luminance | 0.2622 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 3.44
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.24
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 4.30
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 5.00
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 5.47
Reddish Pink
#FE2C54
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC5B63 #5BECE4
analogous
#EC5BAB #EC5B63 #EC9C5B
triadic
#EC5B63 #63EC5B #5B63EC
tetradic
#EC5B63 #ABEC5B #5BECE4 #9C5BEC
square
#EC5B63 #ABEC5B #5BECE4 #9C5BEC
split-complementary
#EC5B63 #5BEC9C #5BABEC
monochromatic
#B7151E #E6242F #EC5B63 #F29297 #F9C9CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#EC5B63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.24
#EC5B63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC5B63
6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC5B63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC5B63 | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.24 | 6.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7962
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4975F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3F5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec5b63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 91, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.179 20.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9908f',
500: '#ec5b63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec5b63; $custom-light: #f9908f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec5b63",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 91,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.69,
"s": 79.235,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66187,
"c": 0.17915,
"h": 20.2
},
"luminance": 0.26216
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC5B63
secondary
#B8EBE8
accent
#DCD00A
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#190D0C
muted
#877E7D