#EC9D83#EC9D83
#EC9D83 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.102 H 39.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC9D83 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 157, 131) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 73%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 44%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33.5%, 44.5%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.95, 26.52, 25.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.95, 36.91, 44.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.82% 0.0793 0.0641) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.82% 0.102 39) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.7483, 43.5894, 27.2091) |
| Luminance | 0.4359 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 1.88
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 3.86
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 3.87
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 4.18
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 4.38
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC9D83 #83D2EC
analogous
#EC839E #EC9D83 #ECD283
triadic
#EC9D83 #83EC9D #9D83EC
tetradic
#EC9D83 #9EEC83 #83D2EC #D283EC
square
#EC9D83 #9EEC83 #83D2EC #D283EC
split-complementary
#EC9D83 #83ECD2 #839EEC
monochromatic
#D44D20 #E4734E #EC9D83 #F4C7B8 #FBEAE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#EC9D83 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.72
#EC9D83 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EC9D83
9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC9D83 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC9D83 | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.72 | 9.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A681
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B782
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FE9196
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec9d83; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 157, 131); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.102 39.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5baa7',
500: '#ec9d83',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec9d83; $custom-light: #f5baa7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec9d83",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 157,
"b": 131
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.857,
"s": 73.427,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7682,
"c": 0.10197,
"h": 39
},
"luminance": 0.43586
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC9D83
secondary
#D8ECF3
accent
#A5D610
background
#FFFBFA
surface
#FFF6F4
border
#D7D0CE
text
#17110F
muted
#85807F