#EC18DE Color

#EC18DE is rgb(236, 24, 222) in RGB, hsl(304, 85%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 90%, 6%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Hot Magenta (#FF1DCE), visibly different at ΔE 14.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC18DE

HEX#EC18DE

RGBrgb(236, 24, 222)

HSLhsl(304, 85%, 51%)

HSVhsv(304, 90%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 90%, 6%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(65.8% 0.289 331.7)

LABlab(55.83% 84.93 -49.17)

LCHlch(55.83% 98.13 329.93)

What #EC18DE 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 #EC18DE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 14.55 Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 14.84 Fuchsia#FF00FFΔE 14.88 Hot Fuchsia#FF00C6ΔE 17.4 Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 17.88 Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 17.92

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

#EC18DE Channel Values

How #EC18DE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 236 · G 24 · B 222	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 304° · S 85% · L 51%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 304° · S 90% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 90% · Y 6% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.65:1 vs white · 5.75:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC18DE 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 text3.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC18DE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC18DE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC18DE; 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 #EC18DE

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 #EC18DE.

How #EC18DE 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#EC18DE

Protanopia#6C6CDD

Protanomaly#AE56DE

Deuteranopia#9191DB

Deuteranomaly#BC74DC

Tritanopia#E05959

Tritanomaly#E547A0

Achromatopsia#868686

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Using #EC18DE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec18de: #EC18DE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC18DE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec18de': '#EC18DE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.094, blue: 0.871)

Android XML<color name="color_ec18de">#EC18DE</color>

SVG fillfill="#EC18DE"

More Pink Colors

#EC18DE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#EC18DE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC18DE?

#EC18DE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(236, 24, 222) in RGB and hsl(304, 85%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Hot Magenta (#FF1DCE), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 14.55.

What is the RGB value of #EC18DE?

#EC18DE is rgb(236, 24, 222) — red 236, green 24, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC18DE?

#EC18DE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 90%, 6%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC18DE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC18DE scores 3.65:1 against white and 5.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC18DE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC18DE 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 fuchsia (#FF00FF) at a CIE76 distance of 14.88, which is visibly different.

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