#EC836E#EC836E
#EC836E is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.133 H 32.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC836E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 131, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 77%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 53%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.5%, 53.4%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.90, 38.19, 29.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.90, 48.05, 37.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.05% 0.1126 0.0714) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.05% 0.133 32.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5261, 35.1959, 19.1447) |
| Luminance | 0.3519 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 3.32
Salmon (survey)
#FF796C
ΔE00 4.40
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.01
Melon
#FF7855
ΔE00 5.53
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 5.66
Orange Pink
#FF6F52
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC836E #6ED7EC
analogous
#EC6E98 #EC836E #ECC26E
triadic
#EC836E #6EEC83 #836EEC
tetradic
#EC836E #98EC6E #6ED7EC #C26EEC
square
#EC836E #98EC6E #6ED7EC #C26EEC
split-complementary
#EC836E #6EECC2 #6E98EC
monochromatic
#C6371A #E55538 #EC836E #F3B1A4 #FAE0DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#EC836E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.04
#EC836E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EC836E
8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC836E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC836E | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.04 | 8.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C936C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A96C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF727E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec836e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 131, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.133 32.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7a897',
500: '#ec836e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec836e; $custom-light: #f7a897; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec836e",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 131,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10,
"s": 76.829,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72049,
"c": 0.13333,
"h": 32.4
},
"luminance": 0.35191
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC836E
secondary
#C7E8EE
accent
#B7D90C
background
#FFFAF9
surface
#FFF4F2
border
#D7CECC
text
#18100D
muted
#867F7E