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#EC665F Color

#EC665F is rgb(236, 102, 95) in RGB, hsl(3, 79%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 57%, 60%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Living Coral (#FF6F61), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC665F
HEX#EC665F
RGBrgb(236, 102, 95)
HSLhsl(3, 79%, 65%)
HSVhsv(3, 60%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 57%, 60%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.167 25.5)
LABlab(60.68% 52.47 31.19)
LCHlch(60.68% 61.04 30.73)

What #EC665F 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 #EC665F, 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.

#EC665F Channel Values

How #EC665F 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 102 · B 958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 3° · S 79% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 3° · S 60% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 57% · Y 60% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.17:1 vs white · 6.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC665F 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 text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EC665F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC665F; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EC665F

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC665F.

How #EC665F 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#EC665F
Protanopia#8A8A5E
Protanomaly#B97D5E
Deuteranopia#A3A357
Deuteranomaly#C58F5A
Tritanopia#EC6565
Tritanomaly#EC6563
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC665F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec665f: #EC665F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC665F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec665f': '#EC665F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.400, blue: 0.373)
Android XML<color name="color_ec665f">#EC665F</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC665F"

More Red Colors

#EC665F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EC665F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC665F?

#EC665F is a light red — rgb(236, 102, 95) in RGB and hsl(3, 79%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Living Coral (#FF6F61), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.54.

What is the RGB value of #EC665F?

#EC665F is rgb(236, 102, 95) — red 236, green 102, and blue 95 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC665F?

#EC665F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 57%, 60%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC665F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC665F scores 3.17:1 against white and 6.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC665F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC665F 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 salmon (#FA8072) at a CIE76 distance of 9.31, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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