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#EC519E Color

#EC519E is rgb(236, 81, 158) in RGB, hsl(330, 80%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 33%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink (Pantone) (#D74894), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC519E
HEX#EC519E
RGBrgb(236, 81, 158)
HSLhsl(330, 80%, 62%)
HSVhsv(330, 66%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 33%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.203 353.4)
LABlab(58.63% 65.09 -8.08)
LCHlch(58.63% 65.59 352.92)

What #EC519E 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 #EC519E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 6.61Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 7.4Hot Pink#FF69B4ΔE 7.62Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 8.47Wild Strawberry#FF43A4ΔE 10.5Magenta (Pantone)#D0417EΔE 11.48

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

#EC519E Channel Values

How #EC519E 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 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 80% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 66% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 33% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.37:1 vs white · 6.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC519E 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 text3.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC519E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC519E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC519E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC519E
Complementary
#51EC9E
Analogous
#EC51EC
Analogous
#EC5151
Triadic
#9EEC51
Triadic
#519EEC
Split comp.
#51EC51
Split comp.
#51ECEC

Tints & Shades of #EC519E

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

#EE68AB
#F17EB8
#F395C4
#F6B1D4
#F9C8E0
#FBDFED

Shades

#E82C8A
#CF1773
#AA135E
#850F4A
#600B36
#37061F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC519E.

How #EC519E 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#EC519E
Protanopia#7F7F9D
Protanomaly#B56F9E
Deuteranopia#9C9C9A
Deuteranomaly#C1849B
Tritanopia#E85F5F
Tritanomaly#EA5A7D
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC519E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec519e: #EC519E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC519E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec519e': '#EC519E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.318, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_ec519e">#EC519E</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC519E"

More Pink Colors

#EC519E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EC519E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC519E?

#EC519E is a light pink — rgb(236, 81, 158) in RGB and hsl(330, 80%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink (Pantone) (#D74894), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.61.

What is the RGB value of #EC519E?

#EC519E is rgb(236, 81, 158) — red 236, green 81, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC519E?

#EC519E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 33%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC519E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC519E scores 3.37:1 against white and 6.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC519E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC519E 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 7.62, 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.