#EC8B72#EC8B72
#EC8B72 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.124 H 35.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC8B72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 139, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 76%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 52%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.1%, 51.7%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.66, 34.39, 29.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.66, 45.16, 40.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.42% 0.1014 0.0719) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.42% 0.124 35.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.8650, 37.5175, 20.6898) |
| Luminance | 0.3751 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 3.35
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 4.88
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 5.03
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 5.63
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 5.65
Melon
#FF7855
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC8B72 #72D3EC
analogous
#EC7296 #EC8B72 #ECC872
triadic
#EC8B72 #72EC8B #8B72EC
tetradic
#EC8B72 #96EC72 #72D3EC #C872EC
square
#EC8B72 #96EC72 #72D3EC #C872EC
split-complementary
#EC8B72 #72ECC8 #7296EC
monochromatic
#C93F1B #E55F3C #EC8B72 #F3B7A8 #FBE4DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#EC8B72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.50
#EC8B72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EC8B72
8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC8B72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC8B72 | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.50 | 8.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A39870
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAD71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF7B85
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec8b72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 139, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.124 35.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6ae9a',
500: '#ec8b72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec8b72; $custom-light: #f6ae9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec8b72",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 139,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.295,
"s": 76.25,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73421,
"c": 0.12432,
"h": 35.3
},
"luminance": 0.37513
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC8B72
secondary
#CBE8EF
accent
#AFD80D
background
#FFFAF9
surface
#FFF4F2
border
#D7CECC
text
#18100E
muted
#867F7E