#EC5E4B#EC5E4B
#EC5E4B is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.179 H 30.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC5E4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 94, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 81%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 68%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.2%, 68.2%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.37, 53.73, 39.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.37, 66.43, 36.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.16% 0.1551 0.0902) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.16% 0.179 30.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8688, 26.3517, 9.6422) |
| Luminance | 0.2635 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 3.20
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 4.28
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.50
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 5.26
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.55
Orange Pink
#FF6F52
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC5E4B #4BD9EC
analogous
#EC4B88 #EC5E4B #ECAE4B
triadic
#EC5E4B #4BEC5E #5E4BEC
tetradic
#EC5E4B #88EC4B #4BD9EC #AE4BEC
square
#EC5E4B #88EC4B #4BD9EC #AE4BEC
split-complementary
#EC5E4B #4BECAE #4B88EC
monochromatic
#AB2412 #E23018 #EC5E4B #F29082 #F8C1BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.35
#EC5E4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.27
#EC5E4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC5E4B
6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC5E4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC5E4B | 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)
#847948
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A79847
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF3E5A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec5e4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 94, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.179 30.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fa917e',
500: '#ec5e4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec5e4b; $custom-light: #fa917e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec5e4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 94,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.081,
"s": 80.905,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6616,
"c": 0.17943,
"h": 30.2
},
"luminance": 0.26346
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC5E4B
secondary
#ABE1E8
accent
#C4DD08
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF1EE
border
#D7CBC9
text
#190D0A
muted
#877E7C