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#EC136A Color

#EC136A is rgb(236, 19, 106) in RGB, hsl(336, 85%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 92%, 55%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ruby (#E0115F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC136A
HEX#EC136A
RGBrgb(236, 19, 106)
HSLhsl(336, 85%, 50%)
HSVhsv(336, 92%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 92%, 55%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.238 7.1)
LABlab(51.84% 77.00 13.20)
LCHlch(51.84% 78.12 9.73)

What #EC136A 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 #EC136A, 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.

#EC136A Channel Values

How #EC136A 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 19 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 336° · S 85% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 336° · S 92% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 92% · Y 55% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.31:1 vs white · 4.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC136A 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 text4.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC136A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC136A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC136A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EC136A

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 #EC136A.

How #EC136A 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#EC136A
Protanopia#6B6B69
Protanomaly#AE5569
Deuteranopia#919162
Deuteranomaly#BC7365
Tritanopia#EA2B2B
Tritanomaly#EB234C
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC136A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec136a: #EC136A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC136A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec136a': '#EC136A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.075, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_ec136a">#EC136A</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC136A"

More Pink Colors

#EC136A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EC136A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC136A?

#EC136A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(236, 19, 106) in RGB and hsl(336, 85%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ruby (#E0115F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.9.

What is the RGB value of #EC136A?

#EC136A is rgb(236, 19, 106) — red 236, green 19, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC136A?

#EC136A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 92%, 55%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC136A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC136A scores 4.31:1 against white and 4.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC136A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC136A 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 19.09, which is visibly different.

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