#EC8D89#EC8D89
#EC8D89 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.116 H 22.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC8D89 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 141, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 72%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.3%, 41.9%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.53, 35.57, 17.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.53, 39.73, 26.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.23% 0.1072 0.0451) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.23% 0.116 22.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.6348, 38.6930, 28.5691) |
| Luminance | 0.3869 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 3.26
Blush Pink
#FE828C
ΔE00 5.09
Salmon Pink
#FE7B7C
ΔE00 5.09
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 5.62
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 5.65
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC8D89 #89E8EC
analogous
#EC89B6 #EC8D89 #ECBE89
triadic
#EC8D89 #89EC8D #8D89EC
tetradic
#EC8D89 #B6EC89 #89E8EC #BE89EC
square
#EC8D89 #B6EC89 #89E8EC #BE89EC
split-complementary
#EC8D89 #89ECBE #89B6EC
monochromatic
#D82A23 #E45A54 #EC8D89 #F4C0BE #FBE6E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#EC8D89 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.74
#EC8D89 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EC8D89
8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC8D89 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC8D89 | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.74 | 8.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A19C88
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AE87
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FE818C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec8d89; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 141, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.116 22.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5afab',
500: '#ec8d89',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec8d89; $custom-light: #f5afab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec8d89",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 141,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.424,
"s": 72.263,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74226,
"c": 0.11633,
"h": 22.8
},
"luminance": 0.38689
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC8D89
secondary
#D9F1F2
accent
#CCD411
background
#FFFAFA
surface
#FFF5F4
border
#D7CFCE
text
#171010
muted
#857F7F