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#EC6AA9 Color

#EC6AA9 is rgb(236, 106, 169) in RGB, hsl(331, 77%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 28%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Pink (#F77FBE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC6AA9
HEX#EC6AA9
RGBrgb(236, 106, 169)
HSLhsl(331, 77%, 67%)
HSVhsv(331, 55%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 28%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(70% 0.173 352.2)
LABlab(62.84% 55.88 -8.22)
LCHlch(62.84% 56.48 351.63)

What #EC6AA9 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 #EC6AA9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Persian Pink#F77FBEΔE 7.65Cyclamen#F56FA1ΔE 7.96Hot Pink#FF69B4ΔE 8.1China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 8.12Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 11French Pink#FD6C9EΔE 11.45

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

#EC6AA9 Channel Values

How #EC6AA9 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 106 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 331° · S 77% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 331° · S 55% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 55% · Y 28% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.92:1 vs white · 7.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC6AA9 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 text2.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC6AA9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC6AA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC6AA9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC6AA9
Complementary
#6AECAD
Analogous
#EC6AE9
Analogous
#EC6C6A
Triadic
#A9EC6A
Triadic
#6AA9EC
Split comp.
#6AEC6C
Split comp.
#6AE9EC

Tints & Shades of #EC6AA9

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

#EE7CB3
#F193C0
#F3A5CB
#F6BBD8
#F9CDE2
#FBE4EF

Shades

#E64191
#DD1D7A
#B51763
#8C124D
#630D37
#3B0820

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC6AA9.

How #EC6AA9 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#EC6AA9
Protanopia#8C8CA8
Protanomaly#BA80A9
Deuteranopia#A5A5A5
Deuteranomaly#C591A7
Tritanopia#E87474
Tritanomaly#EA708C
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC6AA9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec6aa9: #EC6AA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC6AA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec6aa9': '#EC6AA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.416, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_ec6aa9">#EC6AA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC6AA9"

More Pink Colors

#EC6AA9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EC6AA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC6AA9?

#EC6AA9 is a light pink — rgb(236, 106, 169) in RGB and hsl(331, 77%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Pink (#F77FBE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.65.

What is the RGB value of #EC6AA9?

#EC6AA9 is rgb(236, 106, 169) — red 236, green 106, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC6AA9?

#EC6AA9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 28%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC6AA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC6AA9 scores 2.92:1 against white and 7.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC6AA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC6AA9 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 8.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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