#EC5F5E#EC5F5E
#EC5F5E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.175 H 23.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC5F5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 95, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 79%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 60%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.7%, 60.2%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.82, 54.41, 28.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.82, 61.64, 28.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.59% 0.1607 0.0699) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.59% 0.175 23.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7084, 26.8307, 13.6227) |
| Luminance | 0.2682 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 3.29
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 3.42
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.84
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 4.24
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 4.38
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC5F5E #5EEBEC
analogous
#EC5EA4 #EC5F5E #ECA65E
triadic
#EC5F5E #5EEC5F #5F5EEC
tetradic
#EC5F5E #A4EC5E #5EEBEC #A65EEC
square
#EC5F5E #A4EC5E #5EEBEC #A65EEC
split-complementary
#EC5F5E #5EECA6 #5EA4EC
monochromatic
#BA1716 #E62927 #EC5F5E #F29595 #F9CCCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.30
#EC5F5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.36
#EC5F5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC5F5E
6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC5F5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC5F5E | 1.00 | 3.30 | 6.36 | 6.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837B5D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6995B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF4460
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec5f5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 95, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.175 23.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9928b',
500: '#ec5f5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec5f5e; $custom-light: #f9928b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec5f5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 95,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.423,
"s": 78.889,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66588,
"c": 0.17522,
"h": 23.5
},
"luminance": 0.26825
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC5F5E
secondary
#BBEBEB
accent
#DADB0A
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2F0
border
#D7CCCB
text
#190D0C
muted
#877E7D