#EC5B65#EC5B65
#EC5B65 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.179 H 19.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC5B65 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 91, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 79%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 61%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 57.2%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.28, 56.64, 24.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.28, 61.61, 23.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.23% 0.1689 0.0595) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.23% 0.179 19.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6858, 26.2599, 15.2356) |
| Luminance | 0.2626 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 3.60
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 4.61
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.61
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 5.50
Reddish Pink
#FE2C54
ΔE00 5.53
Red Pink
#FA2A55
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC5B65 #5BECE2
analogous
#EC5BAE #EC5B65 #EC9A5B
triadic
#EC5B65 #65EC5B #5B65EC
tetradic
#EC5B65 #AEEC5B #5BECE2 #9A5BEC
square
#EC5B65 #AEEC5B #5BECE2 #9A5BEC
split-complementary
#EC5B65 #5BEC9A #5BAEEC
monochromatic
#B71520 #E62432 #EC5B65 #F29299 #F9C9CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#EC5B65 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.25
#EC5B65 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC5B65
6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC5B65 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC5B65 | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.25 | 6.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7964
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A39761
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF4060
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec5b65; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 91, 101); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.179 19.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f99090',
500: '#ec5b65',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec5b65; $custom-light: #f99090; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec5b65",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 91,
"b": 101
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.862,
"s": 79.235,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66227,
"c": 0.17905,
"h": 19.4
},
"luminance": 0.26255
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC5B65
secondary
#B8EBE7
accent
#DCCD0A
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#180D0C
muted
#867E7D