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#EC518F Color

#EC518F is rgb(236, 81, 143) in RGB, hsl(336, 80%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 39%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fandango Pink (#DE5285), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC518F
HEX#EC518F
RGBrgb(236, 81, 143)
HSLhsl(336, 80%, 62%)
HSVhsv(336, 66%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 39%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.197 359.4)
LABlab(58.25% 63.94 0.11)
LCHlch(58.25% 63.94 0.10)

What #EC518F 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 #EC518F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fandango Pink#DE5285ΔE 6.27French Rose#F64A8AΔE 6.6Strawberry#FC5A8DΔE 8.29Magenta (Pantone)#D0417EΔE 8.48French Pink#FD6C9EΔE 8.73Mystic#D65282ΔE 9.17

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

#EC518F Channel Values

How #EC518F 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 81 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 336° · S 80% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 336° · S 66% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 39% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.42:1 vs white · 6.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC518F 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 text3.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC518F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC518F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC518F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC518F
Complementary
#51ECAE
Analogous
#EC51DC
Analogous
#EC6051
Triadic
#8FEC51
Triadic
#518FEC
Split comp.
#51EC60
Split comp.
#51DCEC

Tints & Shades of #EC518F

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

#EE689D
#F17EAC
#F395BB
#F6B1CD
#F9C8DC
#FBDFEA

Shades

#E82C77
#CF1760
#AA134F
#850F3E
#600B2D
#37061A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC518F.

How #EC518F 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#EC518F
Protanopia#7F7F8E
Protanomaly#B56F8F
Deuteranopia#9C9C8A
Deuteranomaly#C1848C
Tritanopia#E95C5C
Tritanomaly#EA5874
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC518F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec518f: #EC518F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC518F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec518f': '#EC518F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.318, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_ec518f">#EC518F</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC518F"

More Pink Colors

#EC518F sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EC518F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC518F?

#EC518F is a light pink — rgb(236, 81, 143) in RGB and hsl(336, 80%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fandango Pink (#DE5285), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.27.

What is the RGB value of #EC518F?

#EC518F is rgb(236, 81, 143) — red 236, green 81, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC518F?

#EC518F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 39%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC518F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC518F scores 3.42:1 against white and 6.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC518F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC518F 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 12.39, which is visibly different.

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