#EC8B95#EC8B95
#EC8B95 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.118 H 13.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC8B95 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 139, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 72%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 41%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.1%, 36.9%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.37, 37.95, 10.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.37, 39.45, 15.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.19% 0.115 0.0281) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.19% 0.118 13.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.2517, 38.4722, 33.2599) |
| Luminance | 0.3847 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 2.82
Blush Pink
#FE828C
ΔE00 4.05
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 4.42
Carnation
#FD798F
ΔE00 4.89
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 4.98
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC8B95 #8BECE2
analogous
#EC8BC5 #EC8B95 #ECB18B
triadic
#EC8B95 #95EC8B #8B95EC
tetradic
#EC8B95 #C5EC8B #8BECE2 #B18BEC
square
#EC8B95 #C5EC8B #8BECE2 #B18BEC
split-complementary
#EC8B95 #8BECB1 #8BC5EC
monochromatic
#D92436 #E35665 #EC8B95 #F5C0C5 #FBE5E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#EC8B95 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.69
#EC8B95 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EC8B95
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC8B95 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC8B95 | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.69 | 8.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D9B95
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5AE93
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FD818F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec8b95; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 139, 149); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.118 13.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5aeb4',
500: '#ec8b95',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec8b95; $custom-light: #f5aeb4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec8b95",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 139,
"b": 149
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.814,
"s": 71.852,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7419,
"c": 0.1184,
"h": 13.7
},
"luminance": 0.38468
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC8B95
secondary
#D9F2F0
accent
#D4C012
background
#FFFAFB
surface
#FFF4F6
border
#D7CED0
text
#171011
muted
#857F80