#EC5C60#EC5C60
#EC5C60 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.178 H 21.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC5C60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 92, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 79%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 61%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61%, 59.3%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.36, 55.86, 27.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.36, 62.14, 25.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.25% 0.1656 0.066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.25% 0.178 21.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5343, 26.3370, 14.0131) |
| Luminance | 0.2633 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 3.52
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.79
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 3.81
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.12
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.75
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC5C60 #5CECE8
analogous
#EC5CA8 #EC5C60 #ECA05C
triadic
#EC5C60 #60EC5C #5C60EC
tetradic
#EC5C60 #A8EC5C #5CECE8 #A05CEC
square
#EC5C60 #A8EC5C #5CECE8 #A05CEC
split-complementary
#EC5C60 #5CECA0 #5CA8EC
monochromatic
#B8151A #E6252B #EC5C60 #F29395 #F9CACB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.35
#EC5C60 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.27
#EC5C60 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC5C60
6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC5C60 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC5C60 | 1.00 | 3.35 | 6.27 | 6.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#80795F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4985C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF405F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec5c60; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 92, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.178 21.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9908d',
500: '#ec5c60',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec5c60; $custom-light: #f9908d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec5c60",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 92,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.333,
"s": 79.121,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66252,
"c": 0.17828,
"h": 21.7
},
"luminance": 0.26332
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC5C60
secondary
#B9EBE9
accent
#DBD60A
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#190D0C
muted
#877E7D