#EC8D78#EC8D78
#EC8D78 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.120 H 33.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC8D78 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 141, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 75%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 49%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.3%, 49.2%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.20, 33.88, 26.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.20, 43.12, 38.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.87% 0.1006 0.0661) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.87% 0.12 33.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.5100, 38.2431, 22.6452) |
| Luminance | 0.3824 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 3.66
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 4.54
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 4.60
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 4.65
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 6.01
Salmon (survey)
#FF796C
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC8D78 #78D7EC
analogous
#EC789D #EC8D78 #ECC778
triadic
#EC8D78 #78EC8D #8D78EC
tetradic
#EC8D78 #9DEC78 #78D7EC #C778EC
square
#EC8D78 #9DEC78 #78D7EC #C778EC
split-complementary
#EC8D78 #78ECC7 #789DEC
monochromatic
#CD3D1D #E46042 #EC8D78 #F4BAAE #FBE8E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#EC8D78 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.65
#EC8D78 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EC8D78
8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC8D78 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC8D78 | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.65 | 8.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A49A76
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAE77
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF7E88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec8d78; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 141, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.120 33.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6af9f',
500: '#ec8d78',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec8d78; $custom-light: #f6af9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec8d78",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 141,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.862,
"s": 75.325,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73866,
"c": 0.12037,
"h": 33.3
},
"luminance": 0.38239
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC8D78
secondary
#D0EAF0
accent
#B3D70E
background
#FFFAF9
surface
#FFF5F2
border
#D7CFCC
text
#18100E
muted
#867F7E