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#EC18BE Color

#EC18BE is rgb(236, 24, 190) in RGB, hsl(313, 85%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 90%, 19%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Razzle Dazzle Rose (#FF33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC18BE
HEX#EC18BE
RGBrgb(236, 24, 190)
HSLhsl(313, 85%, 51%)
HSVhsv(313, 90%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 90%, 19%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(64.2% 0.27 340.1)
LABlab(54.49% 81.96 -32.95)
LCHlch(54.49% 88.34 338.10)

What #EC18BE 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 #EC18BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 5.79Shocking Pink#FC0FC0ΔE 6.22Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 6.77Hot Fuchsia#FF00C6ΔE 7.22Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 10.5Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 16.68

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

#EC18BE Channel Values

How #EC18BE 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 24 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 313° · S 85% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 313° · S 90% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 90% · Y 19% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.86:1 vs white · 5.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC18BE 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 text3.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC18BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC18BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC18BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC18BE
Complementary
#18EC46
Analogous
#B018EC
Analogous
#EC1854
Triadic
#BEEC18
Triadic
#18BEEC
Split comp.
#54EC18
Split comp.
#18ECB0

Tints & Shades of #EC18BE

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

#EF39C7
#F155CF
#F476D9
#F797E2
#F9B8EB
#FCD5F3

Shades

#D011A6
#B30F90
#920C75
#71095B
#500740
#34042A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC18BE.

How #EC18BE 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#EC18BE
Protanopia#6C6CBD
Protanomaly#AE56BE
Deuteranopia#9191BA
Deuteranomaly#BC74BC
Tritanopia#E44C4C
Tritanomaly#E73D89
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC18BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec18be: #EC18BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC18BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec18be': '#EC18BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.094, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_ec18be">#EC18BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC18BE"

More Pink Colors

#EC18BE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EC18BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC18BE?

#EC18BE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(236, 24, 190) in RGB and hsl(313, 85%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Razzle Dazzle Rose (#FF33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #EC18BE?

#EC18BE is rgb(236, 24, 190) — red 236, green 24, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC18BE?

#EC18BE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 90%, 19%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC18BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC18BE scores 3.86:1 against white and 5.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC18BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC18BE 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 24.44, which is visibly different.

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