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#EC097A Color

#EC097A is rgb(236, 9, 122) in RGB, hsl(330, 93%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 96%, 48%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mexican Pink (#E4007C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC097A
HEX#EC097A
RGBrgb(236, 9, 122)
HSLhsl(330, 93%, 48%)
HSVhsv(330, 96%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 96%, 48%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(61.1% 0.245 1.3)
LABlab(51.88% 78.64 3.51)
LCHlch(51.88% 78.72 2.55)

What #EC097A 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 #EC097A, 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 pink in the library.

#EC097A Channel Values

How #EC097A 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 236 · G 9 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 93% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 96% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 96% · Y 48% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.3:1 vs white · 4.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC097A 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 text4.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EC097A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC097A; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EC097A

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC097A.

How #EC097A 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#EC097A
Protanopia#6A6A79
Protanomaly#AE5479
Deuteranopia#909073
Deuteranomaly#BC7276
Tritanopia#E92E2E
Tritanomaly#EA2456
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC097A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec097a: #EC097A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC097A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec097a': '#EC097A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.035, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_ec097a">#EC097A</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC097A"

More Pink Colors

#EC097A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EC097A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC097A?

#EC097A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(236, 9, 122) in RGB and hsl(330, 93%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mexican Pink (#E4007C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.57.

What is the RGB value of #EC097A?

#EC097A is rgb(236, 9, 122) — red 236, green 9, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC097A?

#EC097A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 96%, 48%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC097A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC097A scores 4.3:1 against white and 4.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC097A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC097A 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 deeppink (#FF1493) at a CIE76 distance of 10.18, which is visibly different.

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