#EC5E5F#EC5E5F
#EC5E5F is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.176 H 22.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC5E5F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 94, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 79%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 60%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.2%, 59.7%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.67, 54.91, 28.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.67, 61.73, 27.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.48% 0.1625 0.0682) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.48% 0.176 22.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6641, 26.6698, 13.8307) |
| Luminance | 0.2666 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 3.51
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 3.60
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.79
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 3.93
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.51
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 4.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC5E5F #5EECEB
analogous
#EC5EA6 #EC5E5F #ECA45E
triadic
#EC5E5F #5FEC5E #5E5FEC
tetradic
#EC5E5F #A6EC5E #5EECEB #A45EEC
square
#EC5E5F #A6EC5E #5EECEB #A45EEC
split-complementary
#EC5E5F #5EECA4 #5EA6EC
monochromatic
#BA1617 #E62729 #EC5E5F #F29595 #F9CBCC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.32
#EC5E5F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.33
#EC5E5F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC5E5F
6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC5E5F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC5E5F | 1.00 | 3.32 | 6.33 | 6.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#827A5E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5985B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF4360
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec5e5f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 94, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.176 22.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9918c',
500: '#ec5e5f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec5e5f; $custom-light: #f9918c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec5e5f",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 94,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.577,
"s": 78.889,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66481,
"c": 0.17619,
"h": 22.8
},
"luminance": 0.26664
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC5E5F
secondary
#BBEBEB
accent
#DBDA0A
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2F0
border
#D7CCCB
text
#190D0C
muted
#877E7D