#EC8A99#EC8A99
#EC8A99 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.120 H 10.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC8A99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 138, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 72%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.5%, 35.2%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.25, 38.94, 8.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.25, 39.83, 12.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.13% 0.1181 0.0221) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.13% 0.12 10.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.4325, 38.3138, 34.9226) |
| Luminance | 0.3831 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 2.04
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 3.57
Rosa
#FE86A4
ΔE00 4.26
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 4.29
Carnation
#FD798F
ΔE00 4.64
Blush Pink
#FE828C
ΔE00 4.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC8A99 #8AECDD
analogous
#EC8ACA #EC8A99 #ECAC8A
triadic
#EC8A99 #99EC8A #8A99EC
tetradic
#EC8A99 #CAEC8A #8AECDD #AC8AEC
square
#EC8A99 #CAEC8A #8AECDD #AC8AEC
split-complementary
#EC8A99 #8AECAC #8ACAEC
monochromatic
#D8233F #E3556B #EC8A99 #F5BFC7 #FBE5E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#EC8A99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.66
#EC8A99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EC8A99
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC8A99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC8A99 | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.66 | 8.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B9B99
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4AE97
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FC818F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec8a99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 138, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.120 10.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5adb7',
500: '#ec8a99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec8a99; $custom-light: #f5adb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec8a99",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 138,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.816,
"s": 72.059,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74133,
"c": 0.12013,
"h": 10.6
},
"luminance": 0.3831
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC8A99
secondary
#D9F2EE
accent
#D4B611
background
#FFFAFB
surface
#FFF4F6
border
#D7CED0
text
#171011
muted
#857F80