#EC8B8A#EC8B8A
#EC8B8A is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.119 H 20.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC8B8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 139, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 72%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.1%, 41.5%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.12, 36.72, 16.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.12, 40.29, 24.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.92% 0.1108 0.0424) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.92% 0.119 20.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.4147, 38.1373, 28.8512) |
| Luminance | 0.3813 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 2.78
Blush Pink
#FE828C
ΔE00 4.28
Salmon Pink
#FE7B7C
ΔE00 4.80
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 6.07
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 6.16
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC8B8A #8AEBEC
analogous
#EC8ABA #EC8B8A #ECBC8A
triadic
#EC8B8A #8AEC8B #8B8AEC
tetradic
#EC8B8A #BAEC8A #8AEBEC #BC8AEC
square
#EC8B8A #BAEC8A #8AEBEC #BC8AEC
split-complementary
#EC8B8A #8AECBC #8ABAEC
monochromatic
#D82523 #E35755 #EC8B8A #F5BFBF #FBE5E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#EC8B8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.63
#EC8B8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EC8B8A
8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC8B8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC8B8A | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.63 | 8.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F9A89
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AE88
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FE7F8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec8b8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 139, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.119 20.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5aeac',
500: '#ec8b8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec8b8a; $custom-light: #f5aeac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec8b8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 139,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.612,
"s": 72.059,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73922,
"c": 0.11863,
"h": 20.9
},
"luminance": 0.38133
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC8B8A
secondary
#D9F2F2
accent
#D2D411
background
#FFFAFA
surface
#FFF4F4
border
#D7CECE
text
#171010
muted
#857F7F