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#EC51AE Color

#EC51AE is rgb(236, 81, 174) in RGB, hsl(324, 80%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 26%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Frostbite (#E936A7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC51AE
HEX#EC51AE
RGBrgb(236, 81, 174)
HSLhsl(324, 80%, 62%)
HSVhsv(324, 66%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 26%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.211 347.3)
LABlab(59.09% 66.45 -16.67)
LCHlch(59.09% 68.51 345.91)

What #EC51AE 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 #EC51AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 8.35Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 9.89Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 10.08Hot Pink#FF69B4ΔE 10.27Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 11.29Wild Strawberry#FF43A4ΔE 12.15

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

#EC51AE Channel Values

How #EC51AE 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 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 80% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 66% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 26% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.3:1 vs white · 6.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC51AE 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 text3.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC51AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC51AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC51AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC51AE
Complementary
#51EC8F
Analogous
#DC51EC
Analogous
#EC5160
Triadic
#AEEC51
Triadic
#51AEEC
Split comp.
#60EC51
Split comp.
#51ECDC

Tints & Shades of #EC51AE

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

#EE68B8
#F17EC3
#F395CE
#F6B1DB
#F9C8E5
#FBDFF0

Shades

#E82C9C
#CF1785
#AA136D
#850F56
#600B3E
#370623

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC51AE.

How #EC51AE 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#EC51AE
Protanopia#7F7FAD
Protanomaly#B56FAE
Deuteranopia#9C9CAA
Deuteranomaly#C184AC
Tritanopia#E76363
Tritanomaly#E95C88
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC51AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec51ae: #EC51AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC51AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec51ae': '#EC51AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.318, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_ec51ae">#EC51AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC51AE"

More Pink Colors

#EC51AE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EC51AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC51AE?

#EC51AE is a light pink — rgb(236, 81, 174) in RGB and hsl(324, 80%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Frostbite (#E936A7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.35.

What is the RGB value of #EC51AE?

#EC51AE is rgb(236, 81, 174) — red 236, green 81, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC51AE?

#EC51AE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 26%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC51AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC51AE scores 3.3:1 against white and 6.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC51AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC51AE 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 10.27, which is visibly different.

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