#EC5C72#EC5C72
#EC5C72 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.178 H 14.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC5C72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 92, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 79%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 61%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61%, 51.7%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.70, 57.21, 17.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.70, 59.75, 16.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.63% 0.1725 0.0435) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.63% 0.178 14.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4599, 26.7072, 18.8881) |
| Luminance | 0.2670 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Warm Pink
#FB5581
ΔE00 4.55
Watermelon
#FC6C85
ΔE00 5.00
Pinkish
#D46A7E
ΔE00 5.41
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 5.46
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 6.11
Rosy Pink
#F6688E
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC5C72 #5CECD6
analogous
#EC5CBA #EC5C72 #EC8E5C
triadic
#EC5C72 #72EC5C #5C72EC
tetradic
#EC5C72 #BAEC5C #5CECD6 #8E5CEC
square
#EC5C72 #BAEC5C #5CECD6 #8E5CEC
split-complementary
#EC5C72 #5CEC8E #5CBAEC
monochromatic
#B8152E #E62543 #EC5C72 #F293A1 #F9CAD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.31
#EC5C72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.34
#EC5C72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC5C72
6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC5C72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC5C72 | 1.00 | 3.31 | 6.34 | 6.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D7B72
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2986F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF4565
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec5c72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 92, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.178 14.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8909a',
500: '#ec5c72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec5c72; $custom-light: #f8909a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec5c72",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 92,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.833,
"s": 79.121,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66625,
"c": 0.17788,
"h": 14.2
},
"luminance": 0.26702
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC5C72
secondary
#B9EBE3
accent
#DBBB0A
background
#FFF9F9
surface
#FFF1F2
border
#D7CBCC
text
#180D0E
muted
#867E7E