#EC9CA4#EC9CA4
#EC9CA4 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.096 H 13.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC9CA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 156, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 68%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 34%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33.9%, 30.5%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.42, 30.88, 8.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.42, 31.95, 14.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.41% 0.0937 0.0216) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.41% 0.096 13) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.1830, 44.2937, 40.8632) |
| Luminance | 0.4429 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 4.34
Pig Pink
#E78EA5
ΔE00 5.35
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.65
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 5.73
Soft Pink
#FDB0C0
ΔE00 5.97
Lightpink
#FFB6C1
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC9CA4 #9CECE4
analogous
#EC9CCC #EC9CA4 #ECBC9C
triadic
#EC9CA4 #A4EC9C #9CA4EC
tetradic
#EC9CA4 #CCEC9C #9CECE4 #BC9CEC
square
#EC9CA4 #CCEC9C #9CECE4 #BC9CEC
split-complementary
#EC9CA4 #9CECBC #9CCCEC
monochromatic
#D83546 #E26975 #EC9CA4 #F6CFD3 #FAE5E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#EC9CA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.86
#EC9CA4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EC9CA4
9.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC9CA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC9CA4 | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.86 | 9.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA9A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDB7A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB959F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec9ca4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 156, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.096 13.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4babe',
500: '#ec9ca4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec9ca4; $custom-light: #f4babe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec9ca4",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 156,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354,
"s": 67.797,
"l": 76.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77411,
"c": 0.09616,
"h": 13
},
"luminance": 0.4429
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC9CA4
secondary
#D9F2EF
accent
#D0BD16
background
#FFFBFB
surface
#FEF6F6
border
#D6D0D0
text
#171112
muted
#858081