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#EA6C74 Color

#EA6C74 is rgb(234, 108, 116) in RGB, hsl(356, 75%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 54%, 50%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Carmine Pink (#E66771), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EA6C74
HEX#EA6C74
RGBrgb(234, 108, 116)
HSLhsl(356, 75%, 67%)
HSVhsv(356, 54%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 54%, 50%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.156 18.3)
LABlab(61.75% 50.23 20.58)
LCHlch(61.75% 54.28 22.27)

What #EA6C74 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EA6C74, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#EA6C74 Channel Values

How #EA6C74 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 234 · G 108 · B 1168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 356° · S 75% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 356° · S 54% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 54% · Y 50% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.05:1 vs white · 6.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EA6C74 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EA6C74

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EA6C74; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #EA6C74

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #EA6C74 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EA6C74
Protanopia#8D8D73
Protanomaly#B98173
Deuteranopia#A4A46E
Deuteranomaly#C49170
Tritanopia#EA6D6D
Tritanomaly#EA6D70
Achromatopsia#949494

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Using #EA6C74 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ea6c74: #EA6C74;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EA6C74;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ea6c74': '#EA6C74' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.424, blue: 0.455)
Android XML<color name="color_ea6c74">#EA6C74</color>
SVG fillfill="#EA6C74"

More Red Colors

#EA6C74 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EA6C74 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EA6C74?

#EA6C74 is a light red — rgb(234, 108, 116) in RGB and hsl(356, 75%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Carmine Pink (#E66771), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.77.

What is the RGB value of #EA6C74?

#EA6C74 is rgb(234, 108, 116) — red 234, green 108, and blue 116 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EA6C74?

#EA6C74 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 54%, 50%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EA6C74 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EA6C74 scores 3.05:1 against white and 6.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EA6C74 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EA6C74 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightcoral (#F08080) at a CIE76 distance of 8.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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