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#EC227A Color

#EC227A is rgb(236, 34, 122) in RGB, hsl(334, 84%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 86%, 48%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mexican Pink (#E4007C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC227A
HEX#EC227A
RGBrgb(236, 34, 122)
HSLhsl(334, 84%, 53%)
HSVhsv(334, 86%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 86%, 48%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(61.9% 0.235 2.3)
LABlab(52.94% 75.68 5.01)
LCHlch(52.94% 75.85 3.78)

What #EC227A 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 #EC227A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mexican Pink#E4007CΔE 6.53Neon Pink#FE347EΔE 7.11Dogwood Rose#D71868ΔE 7.49French Fuchsia#FD3F92ΔE 7.96Bright Pink#FF007FΔE 8.65Winter Sky#FF007CΔE 8.94

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

#EC227A Channel Values

How #EC227A 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 34 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 334° · S 84% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 334° · S 86% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 86% · Y 48% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.14:1 vs white · 5.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC227A 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 text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC227A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC227A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC227A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC227A
Complementary
#22EC95
Analogous
#EC22DE
Analogous
#EC3022
Triadic
#7AEC22
Triadic
#227AEC
Split comp.
#22EC30
Split comp.
#22DEEC

Tints & Shades of #EC227A

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

#EE3F8B
#F15F9F
#F47CB0
#F69CC3
#F9B9D4
#FCD9E8

Shades

#D81368
#B71058
#960D48
#750A39
#540729
#340419

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC227A.

How #EC227A 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#EC227A
Protanopia#6E6E79
Protanomaly#AF5979
Deuteranopia#929273
Deuteranomaly#BD7576
Tritanopia#E93737
Tritanomaly#EA3059
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

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Using #EC227A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec227a: #EC227A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC227A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec227a': '#EC227A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.133, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_ec227a">#EC227A</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC227A"

More Pink Colors

#EC227A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EC227A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC227A?

#EC227A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(236, 34, 122) in RGB and hsl(334, 84%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mexican Pink (#E4007C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.53.

What is the RGB value of #EC227A?

#EC227A is rgb(236, 34, 122) — red 236, green 34, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC227A?

#EC227A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 86%, 48%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC227A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC227A scores 4.14:1 against white and 5.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC227A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC227A 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 12.53, which is visibly different.

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