#EC5C4C#EC5C4C
#EC5C4C is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.181 H 29.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC5C4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 92, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 81%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 68%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61%, 67.8%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.05, 54.66, 38.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.05, 66.66, 34.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.92% 0.1582 0.0883) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.92% 0.181 29.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.7277, 26.0144, 9.7654) |
| Luminance | 0.2601 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 2.91
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.00
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.62
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 4.85
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.97
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC5C4C #4CDCEC
analogous
#EC4C8C #EC5C4C #ECAC4C
triadic
#EC5C4C #4CEC5C #5C4CEC
tetradic
#EC5C4C #8CEC4C #4CDCEC #AC4CEC
square
#EC5C4C #8CEC4C #4CDCEC #AC4CEC
split-complementary
#EC5C4C #4CECAC #4C8CEC
monochromatic
#AB2212 #E32C18 #EC5C4C #F28E83 #F8C1BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#EC5C4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.20
#EC5C4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC5C4C
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC5C4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC5C4C | 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)
#83784A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A69748
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3C59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec5c4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 92, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.181 29.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fa907e',
500: '#ec5c4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec5c4c; $custom-light: #fa907e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec5c4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 92,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6,
"s": 80.808,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65924,
"c": 0.1812,
"h": 29.2
},
"luminance": 0.26009
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC5C4C
secondary
#ACE2E8
accent
#C8DD08
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF1EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#190D0A
muted
#877E7C