#EC5C57#EC5C57
#EC5C57 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.179 H 25.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC5C57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 92, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 80%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 63%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61%, 63.1%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.21, 55.28, 32.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.21, 63.96, 30.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.09% 0.1622 0.0765) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.09% 0.179 25.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1434, 26.1806, 11.9545) |
| Luminance | 0.2617 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 2.83
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 3.38
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.63
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.66
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 4.10
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC5C57 #57E7EC
analogous
#EC579D #EC5C57 #ECA657
triadic
#EC5C57 #57EC5C #5C57EC
tetradic
#EC5C57 #9DEC57 #57E7EC #A657EC
square
#EC5C57 #9DEC57 #57E7EC #A657EC
split-complementary
#EC5C57 #57ECA6 #579DEC
monochromatic
#B41A14 #E62720 #EC5C57 #F2918E #F8C7C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.37
#EC5C57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.24
#EC5C57 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC5C57
6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC5C57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC5C57 | 1.00 | 3.37 | 6.24 | 6.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#817955
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A59753
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3E5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec5c57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 92, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.179 25.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f99086',
500: '#ec5c57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec5c57; $custom-light: #f99086; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec5c57",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 92,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.013,
"s": 79.679,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66094,
"c": 0.17934,
"h": 25.2
},
"luminance": 0.26175
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC5C57
secondary
#B5E8EA
accent
#D5DC0A
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1EF
border
#D7CBCA
text
#190D0B
muted
#877E7C