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#EC4B73 Color

#EC4B73 is rgb(236, 75, 115) in RGB, hsl(345, 81%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 68%, 51%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brink Pink (#FB607F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC4B73
HEX#EC4B73
RGBrgb(236, 75, 115)
HSLhsl(345, 81%, 61%)
HSVhsv(345, 68%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 51%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(64.8% 0.198 9.8)
LABlab(56.83% 64.32 14.60)
LCHlch(56.83% 65.95 12.79)

What #EC4B73 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 #EC4B73, 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.

#EC4B73 Channel Values

How #EC4B73 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 75 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 345° · S 81% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 345° · S 68% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 68% · Y 51% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.61:1 vs white · 5.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC4B73 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 text3.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EC4B73

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC4B73; 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 #EC4B73

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC4B73.

How #EC4B73 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#EC4B73
Protanopia#7C7C72
Protanomaly#B46C72
Deuteranopia#9A9A6C
Deuteranomaly#C1826F
Tritanopia#EA5151
Tritanomaly#EB4F61
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC4B73 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec4b73: #EC4B73;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC4B73;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec4b73': '#EC4B73' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.294, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_ec4b73">#EC4B73</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC4B73"

More Red Colors

#EC4B73 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EC4B73 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC4B73?

#EC4B73 is a light red — rgb(236, 75, 115) in RGB and hsl(345, 81%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brink Pink (#FB607F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.49.

What is the RGB value of #EC4B73?

#EC4B73 is rgb(236, 75, 115) — red 236, green 75, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC4B73?

#EC4B73 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 68%, 51%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC4B73 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC4B73 scores 3.61:1 against white and 5.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC4B73 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC4B73 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 20.65, which is visibly different.

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