#EC9D84#EC9D84
#EC9D84 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.102 H 38.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC9D84 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 157, 132) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 73%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 44%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33.5%, 44.1%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.97, 26.62, 25.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.97, 36.62, 43.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.84% 0.0797 0.0629) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.84% 0.102 38.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.8164, 43.6167, 27.5678) |
| Luminance | 0.4361 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 2.02
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 3.53
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 3.95
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 4.03
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 4.61
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC9D84 #84D3EC
analogous
#EC849F #EC9D84 #ECD184
triadic
#EC9D84 #84EC9D #9D84EC
tetradic
#EC9D84 #9FEC84 #84D3EC #D184EC
square
#EC9D84 #9FEC84 #84D3EC #D184EC
split-complementary
#EC9D84 #84ECD1 #849FEC
monochromatic
#D54C21 #E4734F #EC9D84 #F4C7B9 #FBEAE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#EC9D84 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.72
#EC9D84 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EC9D84
9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC9D84 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC9D84 | 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)
#B0A782
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B783
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FD9196
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec9d84; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 157, 132); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.102 38.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5baa8',
500: '#ec9d84',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec9d84; $custom-light: #f5baa8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec9d84",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 157,
"b": 132
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.423,
"s": 73.239,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7684,
"c": 0.10153,
"h": 38.3
},
"luminance": 0.43613
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC9D84
secondary
#D8ECF3
accent
#A6D510
background
#FFFBFA
surface
#FFF6F4
border
#D7D0CE
text
#17110F
muted
#85807F