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#EC4667 Color

#EC4667 is rgb(236, 70, 103) in RGB, hsl(348, 81%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 70%, 56%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Paradise Pink (#E63E62), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC4667
HEX#EC4667
RGBrgb(236, 70, 103)
HSLhsl(348, 81%, 60%)
HSVhsv(348, 70%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 70%, 56%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(64% 0.202 13.6)
LABlab(55.96% 65.41 20.53)
LCHlch(55.96% 68.56 17.43)

What #EC4667 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 #EC4667, 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 red in the library.

#EC4667 Channel Values

How #EC4667 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 70 · B 1038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 348° · S 81% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 348° · S 70% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 70% · Y 56% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.72:1 vs white · 5.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC4667 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 text3.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EC4667

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC4667; 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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Tints & Shades of #EC4667

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

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How #EC4667 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#EC4667
Protanopia#7A7A66
Protanomaly#B36966
Deuteranopia#99995F
Deuteranomaly#C08062
Tritanopia#EB4B4B
Tritanomaly#EB4958
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC4667 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec4667: #EC4667;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC4667;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec4667': '#EC4667' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.275, blue: 0.404)
Android XML<color name="color_ec4667">#EC4667</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC4667"

More Red Colors

#EC4667 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EC4667 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC4667?

#EC4667 is a light red — rgb(236, 70, 103) in RGB and hsl(348, 81%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Paradise Pink (#E63E62), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.23.

What is the RGB value of #EC4667?

#EC4667 is rgb(236, 70, 103) — red 236, green 70, and blue 103 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC4667?

#EC4667 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 70%, 56%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC4667 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC4667 scores 3.72:1 against white and 5.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC4667 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC4667 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 17.98, which is visibly different.

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