#EC5C4E#EC5C4E
#EC5C4E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.181 H 28.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC5C4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 92, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 81%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 67%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61%, 66.9%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.08, 54.76, 37.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.08, 66.13, 34.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.95% 0.1589 0.0862) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.95% 0.181 28.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.7984, 26.0426, 10.1373) |
| Luminance | 0.2604 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 2.75
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 3.62
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.28
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.73
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.06
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 5.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC5C4E #4EDEEC
analogous
#EC4E8F #EC5C4E #ECAB4E
triadic
#EC5C4E #4EEC5C #5C4EEC
tetradic
#EC5C4E #8FEC4E #4EDEEC #AB4EEC
square
#EC5C4E #8FEC4E #4EDEEC #AB4EEC
split-complementary
#EC5C4E #4EECAB #4E8FEC
monochromatic
#AD2013 #E42B19 #EC5C4E #F28F85 #F8C2BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#EC5C4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.21
#EC5C4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC5C4E
6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC5C4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC5C4E | 1.00 | 3.38 | 6.21 | 6.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#82784C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6974A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3C5A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec5c4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 92, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.181 28.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fa9080',
500: '#ec5c4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec5c4e; $custom-light: #fa9080; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec5c4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 92,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.316,
"s": 80.612,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65953,
"c": 0.18082,
"h": 28.5
},
"luminance": 0.26037
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC5C4E
secondary
#AEE3E8
accent
#CADD09
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF1EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#190D0A
muted
#877E7C