#EC6872#EC6872
#EC6872 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.163 H 17.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC6872 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 104, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 78%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 56%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.9%, 51.7%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.74, 51.81, 20.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.74, 55.55, 21.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.16% 0.1555 0.0502) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.16% 0.163 17.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5830, 28.9534, 19.2624) |
| Luminance | 0.2895 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Watermelon
#FC6C85
ΔE00 4.89
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 5.06
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 5.52
Salmon Pink
#FE7B7C
ΔE00 5.69
Watermelon (survey)
#FD4659
ΔE00 6.02
Pinkish
#D46A7E
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC6872 #68ECE2
analogous
#EC68B4 #EC6872 #ECA068
triadic
#EC6872 #72EC68 #6872EC
tetradic
#EC6872 #B4EC68 #68ECE2 #A068EC
square
#EC6872 #B4EC68 #68ECE2 #A068EC
split-complementary
#EC6872 #68ECA0 #68B4EC
monochromatic
#C11825 #E5323F #EC6872 #F39EA5 #FAD5D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.09
#EC6872 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.79
#EC6872 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC6872
6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC6872 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC6872 | 1.00 | 3.09 | 6.79 | 6.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#868272
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A79D6F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF546C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec6872; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 104, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.163 17.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7979a',
500: '#ec6872',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec6872; $custom-light: #f7979a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec6872",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 104,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.455,
"s": 77.647,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68156,
"c": 0.16336,
"h": 17.9
},
"luminance": 0.28948
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC6872
secondary
#C3EDEA
accent
#DACA0C
background
#FFF9F9
surface
#FFF2F2
border
#D7CCCC
text
#180E0E
muted
#867E7E