#ECB8A8#ECB8A8
#ECB8A8 is a very light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.549; OKLCH L 82.5% C 0.065 H 37.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECB8A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 184, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 64%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 29%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22%, 28.8%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.01, 16.52, 15.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.01, 22.54, 42.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.53% 0.0511 0.0396) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.53% 0.065 37.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.8016, 54.9438, 44.5461) |
| Luminance | 0.5494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 5.41
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 6.76
Apricot
#FBCEB1
ΔE00 7.67
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 7.94
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 8.13
Pale Rose
#FDC1C5
ΔE00 8.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECB8A8 #A8DCEC
analogous
#ECA8BA #ECB8A8 #ECDAA8
triadic
#ECB8A8 #A8ECB8 #B8A8EC
tetradic
#ECB8A8 #BAECA8 #A8DCEC #DAA8EC
square
#ECB8A8 #BAECA8 #A8DCEC #DAA8EC
split-complementary
#ECB8A8 #A8ECDA #A8BAEC
monochromatic
#D66644 #E18F76 #ECB8A8 #F7E1DA #FAEBE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#ECB8A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#ECB8A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECB8A8
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECB8A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECB8A8 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.99 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4BDA7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0C8A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9B1B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecb8a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 184, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.5% 0.065 37.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3cdc1',
500: '#ecb8a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecb8a8; $custom-light: #f3cdc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecb8a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 184,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.118,
"s": 64.151,
"l": 79.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82529,
"c": 0.06462,
"h": 37.8
},
"luminance": 0.54941
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECB8A8
secondary
#70B4C9
accent
#A2CC1A
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFAF9
border
#D6D3D2
text
#171312
muted
#858382