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#EC227D Color

#EC227D is rgb(236, 34, 125) in RGB, hsl(333, 84%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 86%, 47%, 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 5.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC227D
HEX#EC227D
RGBrgb(236, 34, 125)
HSLhsl(333, 84%, 53%)
HSVhsv(333, 86%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 86%, 47%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(62% 0.235 1.3)
LABlab(53.01% 75.85 3.29)
LCHlch(53.01% 75.92 2.49)

What #EC227D 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 #EC227D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mexican Pink#E4007CΔE 5.13French Fuchsia#FD3F92ΔE 6.99Neon Pink#FE347EΔE 8.36Dogwood Rose#D71868ΔE 8.47Philippine Pink#FA1A8EΔE 8.48Bright Pink#FF007FΔE 8.92

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

#EC227D Channel Values

How #EC227D 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 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 333° · S 84% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 333° · S 86% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 86% · Y 47% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.12:1 vs white · 5.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC227D 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 text4.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC227D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC227D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC227D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC227D
Complementary
#22EC91
Analogous
#EC22E2
Analogous
#EC2D22
Triadic
#7DEC22
Triadic
#227DEC
Split comp.
#22EC2D
Split comp.
#22E2EC

Tints & Shades of #EC227D

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

#EE3F8E
#F15FA1
#F47CB2
#F69CC5
#F9B9D6
#FCD9E9

Shades

#D8136B
#B7105B
#960D4B
#750A3A
#54072A
#34041A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC227D.

How #EC227D 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#EC227D
Protanopia#6E6E7C
Protanomaly#AF597C
Deuteranopia#929276
Deuteranomaly#BD7579
Tritanopia#E93838
Tritanomaly#EA315C
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC227D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec227d: #EC227D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC227D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec227d': '#EC227D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.133, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_ec227d">#EC227D</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC227D"

More Pink Colors

#EC227D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EC227D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC227D?

#EC227D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(236, 34, 125) in RGB and hsl(333, 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 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #EC227D?

#EC227D is rgb(236, 34, 125) — red 236, green 34, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC227D?

#EC227D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 86%, 47%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC227D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC227D scores 4.12:1 against white and 5.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC227D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC227D 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 11.21, which is visibly different.

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