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#EC6E65 Color

#EC6E65 is rgb(236, 110, 101) in RGB, hsl(4, 78%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 53%, 57%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Salmon (#FA8072), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC6E65
HEX#EC6E65
RGBrgb(236, 110, 101)
HSLhsl(4, 78%, 66%)
HSVhsv(4, 57%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 57%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.158 26.1)
LABlab(62.19% 49.18 29.71)
LCHlch(62.19% 57.46 31.14)

What #EC6E65 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 #EC6E65, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Salmon#FA8072ΔE 6.22Terracotta#E2725BΔE 7.37Congo Pink#F88379ΔE 7.99Living Coral#FF6F61ΔE 9.61Light Carmine Pink#E66771ΔE 9.99Bittersweet#FE6F5EΔE 10.29

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

#EC6E65 Channel Values

How #EC6E65 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 110 · B 1018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 4° · S 78% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 4° · S 57% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 53% · Y 57% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.01:1 vs white · 6.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC6E65 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 text3.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC6E65 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC6E65

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC6E65; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC6E65
Complementary
#65E3EC
Analogous
#EC659F
Analogous
#ECB165
Triadic
#65EC6E
Triadic
#6E65EC
Split comp.
#65ECB1
Split comp.
#659FEC

Tints & Shades of #EC6E65

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

#EF837B
#F1948E
#F4AAA4
#F6BBB6
#F9D0CD
#FBE1DF

Shades

#E7473C
#DA281B
#B12016
#8D1A11
#64120C
#3B0B07

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC6E65.

How #EC6E65 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#EC6E65
Protanopia#8E8E64
Protanomaly#BB8364
Deuteranopia#A6A65E
Deuteranomaly#C69361
Tritanopia#EC6D6D
Tritanomaly#EC6D6A
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC6E65 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec6e65: #EC6E65;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC6E65;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec6e65': '#EC6E65' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.431, blue: 0.396)
Android XML<color name="color_ec6e65">#EC6E65</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC6E65"

More Red Colors

#EC6E65 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#EC6E65 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC6E65?

#EC6E65 is a light red — rgb(236, 110, 101) in RGB and hsl(4, 78%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Salmon (#FA8072), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.22.

What is the RGB value of #EC6E65?

#EC6E65 is rgb(236, 110, 101) — red 236, green 110, and blue 101 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC6E65?

#EC6E65 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 53%, 57%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC6E65 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC6E65 scores 3.01:1 against white and 6.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC6E65 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC6E65 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 6.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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