#EC6A62#EC6A62
#EC6A62 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.163 H 25.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC6A62 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 106, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 78%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 58%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 58.5%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.81, 49.64, 29.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.81, 57.62, 30.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.11% 0.1464 0.0708) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.11% 0.163 25.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9543, 29.0279, 14.9465) |
| Luminance | 0.2902 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 3.52
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 3.65
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 4.12
Salmon (survey)
#FF796C
ΔE00 4.94
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.60
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC6A62 #62E4EC
analogous
#EC629F #EC6A62 #ECAF62
triadic
#EC6A62 #62EC6A #6A62EC
tetradic
#EC6A62 #9FEC62 #62E4EC #AF62EC
square
#EC6A62 #9FEC62 #62E4EC #AF62EC
split-complementary
#EC6A62 #62ECAF #629FEC
monochromatic
#BD2017 #E5362B #EC6A62 #F39E99 #F9D2CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.09
#EC6A62 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.80
#EC6A62 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EC6A62
6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC6A62 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC6A62 | 1.00 | 3.09 | 6.80 | 6.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A8261
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AA9D5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF5369
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec6a62; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 106, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.163 25.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8988e',
500: '#ec6a62',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec6a62; $custom-light: #f8988e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec6a62",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 106,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.478,
"s": 78.409,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6811,
"c": 0.16262,
"h": 25.8
},
"luminance": 0.29023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC6A62
secondary
#BEE9EC
accent
#CFDB0B
background
#FFF9F8
surface
#FFF2F0
border
#D7CCCB
text
#180E0C
muted
#867E7D