#EC5C4B#EC5C4B
#EC5C4B is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.181 H 29.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC5C4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 92, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 81%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 68%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61%, 68.2%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.04, 54.61, 38.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.04, 66.92, 35.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.91% 0.1579 0.0893) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.91% 0.181 29.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6933, 26.0006, 9.5837) |
| Luminance | 0.2600 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 3.03
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.21
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 4.70
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.80
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.11
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC5C4B #4BDBEC
analogous
#EC4B8A #EC5C4B #ECAC4B
triadic
#EC5C4B #4BEC5C #5C4BEC
tetradic
#EC5C4B #8AEC4B #4BDBEC #AC4BEC
square
#EC5C4B #8AEC4B #4BDBEC #AC4BEC
split-complementary
#EC5C4B #4BECAC #4B8AEC
monochromatic
#AB2212 #E22D18 #EC5C4B #F28E82 #F8C0BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#EC5C4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.20
#EC5C4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC5C4B
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC5C4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC5C4B | 1.00 | 3.39 | 6.20 | 6.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.39 | 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)
#837848
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A79747
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3B59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec5c4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 92, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.181 29.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fa907e',
500: '#ec5c4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec5c4b; $custom-light: #fa907e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec5c4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 92,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.335,
"s": 80.905,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6591,
"c": 0.18139,
"h": 29.5
},
"luminance": 0.25995
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC5C4B
secondary
#ABE1E8
accent
#C7DD08
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF1EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#190D0A
muted
#877E7C