#EC6156#EC6156
#EC6156 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.174 H 27.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC6156 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 97, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 80%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 64%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.9%, 63.6%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.03, 53.00, 33.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.03, 62.84, 32.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.71% 0.1549 0.0799) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.71% 0.174 27.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5503, 27.0595, 11.8900) |
| Luminance | 0.2705 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 2.72
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 2.97
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 4.37
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 4.49
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.76
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC6156 #56E1EC
analogous
#EC5696 #EC6156 #ECAC56
triadic
#EC6156 #56EC61 #6156EC
tetradic
#EC6156 #96EC56 #56E1EC #AC56EC
square
#EC6156 #96EC56 #56E1EC #AC56EC
split-complementary
#EC6156 #56ECAC #5696EC
monochromatic
#B32014 #E62E1F #EC6156 #F2948D #F8C8C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#EC6156 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.41
#EC6156 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC6156
6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC6156 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC6156 | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.41 | 6.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857B54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A89952
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF455F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec6156; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 97, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.174 27.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f99386',
500: '#ec6156',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec6156; $custom-light: #f99386; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec6156",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 97,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.4,
"s": 79.787,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66707,
"c": 0.17429,
"h": 27.3
},
"luminance": 0.27054
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC6156
secondary
#B4E6EA
accent
#CDDC09
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2EF
border
#D7CCCA
text
#190D0B
muted
#877E7C