#EC8A91#EC8A91
#EC8A91 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.120 H 15.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC8A91 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 138, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 72%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.5%, 38.6%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.06, 38.01, 12.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.06, 40.04, 18.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.93% 0.1151 0.0326) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.93% 0.12 15.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.7937, 38.0584, 31.5588) |
| Luminance | 0.3805 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Blush Pink
#FE828C
ΔE00 3.59
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 3.59
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 4.07
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 4.83
Carnation
#FD798F
ΔE00 5.05
Salmon Pink
#FE7B7C
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC8A91 #8AECE5
analogous
#EC8AC2 #EC8A91 #ECB48A
triadic
#EC8A91 #91EC8A #8A91EC
tetradic
#EC8A91 #C2EC8A #8AECE5 #B48AEC
square
#EC8A91 #C2EC8A #8AECE5 #B48AEC
split-complementary
#EC8A91 #8AECB4 #8AC2EC
monochromatic
#D82330 #E3555F #EC8A91 #F5BFC2 #FBE5E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#EC8A91 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.61
#EC8A91 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EC8A91
8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC8A91 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC8A91 | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.61 | 8.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D9A91
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5AD8F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FD7F8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec8a91; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 138, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.120 15.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5adb1',
500: '#ec8a91',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec8a91; $custom-light: #f5adb1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec8a91",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 138,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.714,
"s": 72.059,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73928,
"c": 0.1196,
"h": 15.8
},
"luminance": 0.38054
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC8A91
secondary
#D9F2F1
accent
#D4C611
background
#FFFAFA
surface
#FFF4F5
border
#D7CECF
text
#171010
muted
#857F7F