#EC5D5E#EC5D5E
#EC5D5E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.177 H 22.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC5D5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 93, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 79%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 61%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.6%, 60.2%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.49, 55.29, 28.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.49, 62.22, 27.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.34% 0.1635 0.0689) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.34% 0.177 22.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5306, 26.4750, 13.5634) |
| Luminance | 0.2647 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 3.55
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 3.60
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.66
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 3.83
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.36
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 4.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC5D5E #5DECEB
analogous
#EC5DA6 #EC5D5E #ECA35D
triadic
#EC5D5E #5EEC5D #5D5EEC
tetradic
#EC5D5E #A6EC5D #5DECEB #A35DEC
square
#EC5D5E #A6EC5D #5DECEB #A35DEC
split-complementary
#EC5D5E #5DECA3 #5DA6EC
monochromatic
#B91617 #E62628 #EC5D5E #F29494 #F9CBCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#EC5D5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.29
#EC5D5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC5D5E
6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC5D5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC5D5E | 1.00 | 3.34 | 6.29 | 6.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#817A5D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5985A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF415F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec5d5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 93, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.177 22.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9918b',
500: '#ec5d5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec5d5e; $custom-light: #f9918b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec5d5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 93,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.58,
"s": 79.006,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66338,
"c": 0.17739,
"h": 22.9
},
"luminance": 0.2647
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC5D5E
secondary
#BAEBEB
accent
#DBDA0A
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF1F0
border
#D7CBCB
text
#190D0C
muted
#877E7D