#EC5C4F#EC5C4F
#EC5C4F is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.181 H 28.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC5C4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 92, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 81%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 67%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61%, 66.5%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.09, 54.82, 36.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.09, 65.88, 33.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.97% 0.1593 0.0852) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.97% 0.181 28.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8345, 26.0571, 10.3275) |
| Luminance | 0.2605 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 2.70
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 3.45
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.13
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.63
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.87
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC5C4F #4FDFEC
analogous
#EC4F91 #EC5C4F #ECAB4F
triadic
#EC5C4F #4FEC5C #5C4FEC
tetradic
#EC5C4F #91EC4F #4FDFEC #AB4FEC
square
#EC5C4F #91EC4F #4FDFEC #AB4FEC
split-complementary
#EC5C4F #4FECAB #4F91EC
monochromatic
#AE2013 #E52A19 #EC5C4F #F28F86 #F8C2BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#EC5C4F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.21
#EC5C4F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC5C4F
6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC5C4F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC5C4F | 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)
#82784D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6974B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3C5A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec5c4f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 92, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.181 28.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fa9081',
500: '#ec5c4f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec5c4f; $custom-light: #fa9081; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec5c4f",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 92,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.968,
"s": 80.513,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65968,
"c": 0.18064,
"h": 28.1
},
"luminance": 0.26052
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC5C4F
secondary
#AEE4E8
accent
#CBDD09
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF1EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#190D0A
muted
#877E7C