#EC9CA3#EC9CA3
#EC9CA3 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.096 H 13.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC9CA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 156, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 68%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 34%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33.9%, 30.9%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.40, 30.75, 8.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.40, 31.96, 15.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.39% 0.0933 0.023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.39% 0.096 13.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.0930, 44.2578, 40.3894) |
| Luminance | 0.4425 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 4.60
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 5.63
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.70
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 5.82
Soft Pink
#FDB0C0
ΔE00 6.16
Lightpink
#FFB6C1
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC9CA3 #9CECE5
analogous
#EC9CCB #EC9CA3 #ECBD9C
triadic
#EC9CA3 #A3EC9C #9CA3EC
tetradic
#EC9CA3 #CBEC9C #9CECE5 #BD9CEC
square
#EC9CA3 #CBEC9C #9CECE5 #BD9CEC
split-complementary
#EC9CA3 #9CECBD #9CCBEC
monochromatic
#D83544 #E26973 #EC9CA3 #F6CFD3 #FAE5E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#EC9CA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.85
#EC9CA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EC9CA3
9.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC9CA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC9CA3 | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.85 | 9.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA8A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDB7A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB949F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec9ca3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 156, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.096 13.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4babe',
500: '#ec9ca3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec9ca3; $custom-light: #f4babe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec9ca3",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 156,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.75,
"s": 67.797,
"l": 76.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77385,
"c": 0.0961,
"h": 13.8
},
"luminance": 0.44254
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC9CA3
secondary
#D9F2EF
accent
#D0BF16
background
#FFFBFB
surface
#FFF6F6
border
#D7D0D0
text
#171112
muted
#858081