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#EC6995 Color

#EC6995 is rgb(236, 105, 149) in RGB, hsl(340, 78%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 56%, 37%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cyclamen (#F56FA1), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC6995
HEX#EC6995
RGBrgb(236, 105, 149)
HSLhsl(340, 78%, 67%)
HSVhsv(340, 56%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 56%, 37%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(69.2% 0.167 1.4)
LABlab(62.18% 54.60 2.27)
LCHlch(62.18% 54.65 2.38)

What #EC6995 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 #EC6995, 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 pink in the library.

#EC6995 Channel Values

How #EC6995 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 105 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 340° · S 78% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 340° · S 56% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 56% · Y 37% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.99:1 vs white · 7.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC6995 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 text2.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EC6995

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC6995; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EC6995

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 #EC6995.

How #EC6995 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#EC6995
Protanopia#8C8C94
Protanomaly#BA7F95
Deuteranopia#A4A491
Deuteranomaly#C59092
Tritanopia#E97070
Tritanomaly#EA6D80
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC6995 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec6995: #EC6995;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC6995;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec6995': '#EC6995' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.412, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_ec6995">#EC6995</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC6995"

More Pink Colors

#EC6995 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EC6995 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC6995?

#EC6995 is a light pink — rgb(236, 105, 149) in RGB and hsl(340, 78%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cyclamen (#F56FA1), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.09.

What is the RGB value of #EC6995?

#EC6995 is rgb(236, 105, 149) — red 236, green 105, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC6995?

#EC6995 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 56%, 37%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC6995 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC6995 scores 2.99:1 against white and 7.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC6995 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC6995 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 9.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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