#EC8D80#EC8D80
#EC8D80 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.118 H 28.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC8D80 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 141, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 74%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 46%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.3%, 45.8%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.35, 34.65, 22.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.35, 41.29, 32.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.03% 0.1037 0.0564) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.03% 0.118 28.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.0160, 38.4454, 25.3098) |
| Luminance | 0.3844 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 4.07
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 4.21
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 4.29
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 4.92
Salmon (survey)
#FF796C
ΔE00 5.67
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC8D80 #80DFEC
analogous
#EC80A9 #EC8D80 #ECC380
triadic
#EC8D80 #80EC8D #8D80EC
tetradic
#EC8D80 #A9EC80 #80DFEC #C380EC
square
#EC8D80 #A9EC80 #80DFEC #C380EC
split-complementary
#EC8D80 #80ECC3 #80A9EC
monochromatic
#D2351F #E45D4B #EC8D80 #F4BDB5 #FBE7E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#EC8D80 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.69
#EC8D80 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EC8D80
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC8D80 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC8D80 | 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)
#A39B7F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAE7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FE7F8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec8d80; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 141, 128); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.118 28.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5afa5',
500: '#ec8d80',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec8d80; $custom-light: #f5afa5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec8d80",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 141,
"b": 128
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.222,
"s": 73.973,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74028,
"c": 0.11805,
"h": 28.5
},
"luminance": 0.38441
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC8D80
secondary
#D6EFF2
accent
#BED60F
background
#FFFAFA
surface
#FFF5F4
border
#D7CFCE
text
#18100F
muted
#867F7F