#EC8B78#EC8B78
#EC8B78 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.122 H 32.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC8B78 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 139, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 75%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 49%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.1%, 49.2%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.77, 34.93, 26.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.77, 43.60, 36.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.54% 0.1038 0.0648) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.54% 0.122 32) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.2178, 37.6586, 22.5477) |
| Luminance | 0.3765 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 3.89
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 4.47
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 4.71
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 4.86
Salmon (survey)
#FF796C
ΔE00 5.40
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC8B78 #78D9EC
analogous
#EC789F #EC8B78 #ECC578
triadic
#EC8B78 #78EC8B #8B78EC
tetradic
#EC8B78 #9FEC78 #78D9EC #C578EC
square
#EC8B78 #9FEC78 #78D9EC #C578EC
split-complementary
#EC8B78 #78ECC5 #789FEC
monochromatic
#CD3A1D #E45D42 #EC8B78 #F4B9AE #FBE7E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#EC8B78 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.53
#EC8B78 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EC8B78
8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC8B78 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC8B78 | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.53 | 8.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A29976
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9AD77
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF7C86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec8b78; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 139, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.122 32.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6ae9f',
500: '#ec8b78',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec8b78; $custom-light: #f6ae9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec8b78",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 139,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.828,
"s": 75.325,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73536,
"c": 0.12232,
"h": 32
},
"luminance": 0.37654
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC8B78
secondary
#D0EBF0
accent
#B6D70E
background
#FFFAF9
surface
#FFF4F2
border
#D7CECC
text
#18100E
muted
#867F7E