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#EC09A8 Color

#EC09A8 is rgb(236, 9, 168) in RGB, hsl(318, 93%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 96%, 29%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fashion Fuchsia (#F400A1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC09A8
HEX#EC09A8
RGBrgb(236, 9, 168)
HSLhsl(318, 93%, 48%)
HSVhsv(318, 96%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 96%, 29%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.263 346.4)
LABlab(53.20% 81.58 -22.08)
LCHlch(53.20% 84.51 344.85)

What #EC09A8 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 #EC09A8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fashion Fuchsia#F400A1ΔE 6.38Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 8.96Shocking Pink#FC0FC0ΔE 9.74Persian Rose#FE28A2ΔE 11.8Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 12.09Hot Fuchsia#FF00C6ΔE 13.02

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

#EC09A8 Channel Values

How #EC09A8 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 1688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 93% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 96% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 96% · Y 29% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.06:1 vs white · 5.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC09A8 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 text4.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC09A8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC09A8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC09A8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC09A8
Complementary
#09EC4D
Analogous
#BF09EC
Analogous
#EC0936
Triadic
#A8EC09
Triadic
#09A8EC
Split comp.
#36EC09
Split comp.
#09ECBF

Tints & Shades of #EC09A8

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

#F722B7
#F844C2
#F966CD
#FB8EDA
#FCB0E5
#FDD3F1

Shades

#CF0793
#AC067A
#8F0565
#710450
#54033B
#310223

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC09A8.

How #EC09A8 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#EC09A8
Protanopia#6A6AA7
Protanomaly#AE54A8
Deuteranopia#9090A3
Deuteranomaly#BC72A5
Tritanopia#E64040
Tritanomaly#E83278
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC09A8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec09a8: #EC09A8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC09A8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec09a8': '#EC09A8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.035, blue: 0.659)
Android XML<color name="color_ec09a8">#EC09A8</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC09A8"

More Pink Colors

#EC09A8 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EC09A8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC09A8?

#EC09A8 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(236, 9, 168) in RGB and hsl(318, 93%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fashion Fuchsia (#F400A1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.38.

What is the RGB value of #EC09A8?

#EC09A8 is rgb(236, 9, 168) — red 236, green 9, and blue 168 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC09A8?

#EC09A8 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 96%, 29%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC09A8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC09A8 scores 4.06:1 against white and 5.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC09A8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC09A8 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 16.52, which is visibly different.

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