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#EC4BA4 Color

#EC4BA4 is rgb(236, 75, 164) in RGB, hsl(327, 81%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 68%, 31%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Pink (#E73895), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC4BA4
HEX#EC4BA4
RGBrgb(236, 75, 164)
HSLhsl(327, 81%, 61%)
HSVhsv(327, 68%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 31%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(66.3% 0.213 350.5)
LABlab(58.00% 67.72 -12.52)
LCHlch(58.00% 68.87 349.53)

What #EC4BA4 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 #EC4BA4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 6.01Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 8.05Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 8.86Wild Strawberry#FF43A4ΔE 8.97Hot Pink#FF69B4ΔE 9.49Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 9.51

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

#EC4BA4 Channel Values

How #EC4BA4 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 1648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 327° · S 81% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 327° · S 68% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 68% · Y 31% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.44:1 vs white · 6.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC4BA4 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 text3.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC4BA4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC4BA4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC4BA4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC4BA4
Complementary
#4BEC93
Analogous
#E44BEC
Analogous
#EC4B53
Triadic
#A4EC4B
Triadic
#4BA4EC
Split comp.
#53EC4B
Split comp.
#4BECE4

Tints & Shades of #EC4BA4

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

#EF62AF
#F17EBD
#F495C9
#F6ACD5
#F9C3E1
#FCDFEF

Shades

#E82691
#D0167C
#AB1266
#810E4D
#5C0A37
#370621

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC4BA4.

How #EC4BA4 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#EC4BA4
Protanopia#7C7CA3
Protanomaly#B46CA4
Deuteranopia#9A9AA0
Deuteranomaly#C182A1
Tritanopia#E75D5D
Tritanomaly#E9567F
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC4BA4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec4ba4: #EC4BA4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC4BA4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec4ba4': '#EC4BA4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.294, blue: 0.643)
Android XML<color name="color_ec4ba4">#EC4BA4</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC4BA4"

More Pink Colors

#EC4BA4 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EC4BA4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC4BA4?

#EC4BA4 is a light pink — rgb(236, 75, 164) in RGB and hsl(327, 81%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Pink (#E73895), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.01.

What is the RGB value of #EC4BA4?

#EC4BA4 is rgb(236, 75, 164) — red 236, green 75, and blue 164 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC4BA4?

#EC4BA4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 68%, 31%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC4BA4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC4BA4 scores 3.44:1 against white and 6.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC4BA4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC4BA4 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 hotpink (#FF69B4) at a CIE76 distance of 9.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.