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#EC705F Color

#EC705F is rgb(236, 112, 95) in RGB, hsl(7, 79%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 53%, 60%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Terracotta (#E2725B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC705F
HEX#EC705F
RGBrgb(236, 112, 95)
HSLhsl(7, 79%, 65%)
HSVhsv(7, 60%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 60%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.157 29.6)
LABlab(62.48% 47.96 33.42)
LCHlch(62.48% 58.46 34.87)

What #EC705F 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 #EC705F, 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.

#EC705F Channel Values

How #EC705F 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 112 · B 958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 7° · S 79% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 7° · S 60% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 53% · Y 60% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.98:1 vs white · 7.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC705F 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 text2.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EC705F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC705F; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EC705F

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 #EC705F.

How #EC705F 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#EC705F
Protanopia#90905E
Protanomaly#BC845E
Deuteranopia#A7A757
Deuteranomaly#C6945A
Tritanopia#ED6E6E
Tritanomaly#EC6F68
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC705F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec705f: #EC705F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC705F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec705f': '#EC705F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.439, blue: 0.373)
Android XML<color name="color_ec705f">#EC705F</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC705F"

More Red Colors

#EC705F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EC705F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC705F?

#EC705F is a light red — rgb(236, 112, 95) in RGB and hsl(7, 79%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Terracotta (#E2725B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.

What is the RGB value of #EC705F?

#EC705F is rgb(236, 112, 95) — red 236, green 112, and blue 95 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC705F?

#EC705F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 53%, 60%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC705F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC705F scores 2.98:1 against white and 7.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC705F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC705F 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 6.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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