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#EC366A Color

#EC366A is rgb(236, 54, 106) in RGB, hsl(343, 83%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 77%, 55%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cerise (#DE3163), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC366A
HEX#EC366A
RGBrgb(236, 54, 106)
HSLhsl(343, 83%, 57%)
HSVhsv(343, 77%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 77%, 55%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.217 9.9)
LABlab(54.22% 70.42 16.42)
LCHlch(54.22% 72.31 13.13)

What #EC366A 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 #EC366A, 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.

#EC366A Channel Values

How #EC366A 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 54 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 343° · S 83% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 343° · S 77% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 77% · Y 55% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.96:1 vs white · 5.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC366A 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 text3.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EC366A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC366A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EC366A

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 #EC366A.

How #EC366A 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#EC366A
Protanopia#747469
Protanomaly#B16169
Deuteranopia#959562
Deuteranomaly#BE7A65
Tritanopia#EA3F3F
Tritanomaly#EB3C54
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC366A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec366a: #EC366A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC366A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec366a': '#EC366A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.212, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_ec366a">#EC366A</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC366A"

More Pink Colors

#EC366A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EC366A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC366A?

#EC366A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(236, 54, 106) in RGB and hsl(343, 83%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cerise (#DE3163), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.42.

What is the RGB value of #EC366A?

#EC366A is rgb(236, 54, 106) — red 236, green 54, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC366A?

#EC366A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 77%, 55%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC366A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC366A scores 3.96:1 against white and 5.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC366A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC366A 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 crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 20.1, which is visibly different.

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