#EC796D#EC796D
#EC796D is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.144 H 27.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC796D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 121, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 77%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 54%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.7%, 53.8%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.85, 43.18, 27.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.85, 50.94, 32.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.48% 0.1279 0.0664) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.48% 0.144 27.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.1931, 32.6166, 18.4333) |
| Luminance | 0.3261 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 2.94
Salmon (survey)
#FF796C
ΔE00 3.23
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 4.57
Salmon Pink
#FE7B7C
ΔE00 4.85
Coral Pink
#FF6163
ΔE00 5.53
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC796D #6DE0EC
analogous
#EC6DA1 #EC796D #ECB86D
triadic
#EC796D #6DEC79 #796DEC
tetradic
#EC796D #A1EC6D #6DE0EC #B86DEC
square
#EC796D #A1EC6D #6DE0EC #B86DEC
split-complementary
#EC796D #6DECB8 #6DA1EC
monochromatic
#C52A1A #E54737 #EC796D #F3ABA3 #FADCD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#EC796D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.52
#EC796D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EC796D
7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC796D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC796D | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.52 | 7.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#948C6B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A46B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF6776
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec796d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 121, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.144 27.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7a297',
500: '#ec796d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec796d; $custom-light: #f7a297; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec796d",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 121,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.669,
"s": 76.97,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70479,
"c": 0.14408,
"h": 27.5
},
"luminance": 0.32612
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC796D
secondary
#C7EAEE
accent
#C6D90C
background
#FFFAF9
surface
#FFF4F2
border
#D7CECC
text
#180F0D
muted
#867F7E