#EC8274

Accessibility

AAA

8.01:1

Vs white / black

2.62:1 · 8.01:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#ec8274

RGB

rgb(236, 130, 116)

RGBA

rgba(236, 130, 116, 1)

HSL

hsl(7, 76%, 69%)

HSLA

hsla(7, 76%, 69%, 1)

HSV

hsv(7, 51%, 93%)

LAB

lab(65.8% 39.22 25.7)

LCH

lch(65.8% 46.89 33.24)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7201 0.1165 0.0637)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7201 0.1328 28.67)

XYZ

xyz(45.73, 35.06, 20.88)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 45%, 51%, 7%)

CSS

color: #ec8274;

CSS variable

--color-ec8274: #ec8274;

SCSS

$color-ec8274: #ec8274;

JavaScript

const color = "#ec8274";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#ec8274";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#ec8274" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#ec8274", "rgb": { "r": 236, "g": 130, "b": 116 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7201 0.1328 28.67)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#ec8274-1: #ec8274;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

red-400

Very different · ΔE 5.21 · #F87171

Nearest CSS named color

Salmon

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.43 · #FA8072

Nearest Material color

red-300

Very different · ΔE 5.44 · #E57373

Nearest Bootstrap color

danger

Very different · ΔE 16.58 · #DC3545

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ffe1d7 100ffd2c7 200ffbbae 300ffa092 400e97f71 500ca6357 600aa5247 7008a4037 8006b2e27 9004e1e19 950330b07

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fdf5f3 fceae8 fae0dc f9d5d1 f7cbc5 f6c1ba f4b6ae f2aca2 f1a197 ef978b ee8c80 ec8274 d8776a c56c61 b16257 9d574d 8a4c44 76413a 623630 4f2b27 3b211d 271613 140b0a

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fdf5f3 fceae8 fae0dc f9d5d1 f7cbc5 f6c1ba f4b6ae f2aca2 f1a197 ef978b ee8c80

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

d8776a c56c61 b16257 9d574d 8a4c44 76413a 623630 4f2b27 3b211d 271613 140b0a

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

e38275 da8276 d18277 c88178 bf8179 b6817a ad817b a4817c 9b817d 92807e 89807f

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#EC8274Stop 1 #74DEECStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#EC74A2Stop 1 #EC8274Stop 2 #ECBE74Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#EC8274Stop 1 #74EC82Stop 2 #8274ECStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#EC8274Stop 1 #74ECBEStop 2 #74A2ECStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#5A150CStop 1 #9D2515Stop 2 #E0351FStop 3 #EA7262Stop 4 #F3AEA5Stop 5

Using this color

Where #ec8274 works

#EC8274 (#ec8274) sits in the red family at about 7° hue, 76% saturation, and 69% lightness. Contrast is 2.62:1 on white and 8.01:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: red-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #ec8274 as small body text on white — 2.62:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Red range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Salmon#FA8072 Spectrum #E7877E#E7877E Spectrum #E28D7E#E28D7E LightCoral#F08080 Spectrum #EB735C#EB735C Chakra red 400#FC8181 Pink Glamour#FF7675 Spectrum #D97363#D97363 Tailwind red 400#F87171 Material Red 300#E57373 Spectrum #D68480#D68480 Spectrum #D37C64#D37C64