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#EC7998 Color

#EC7998 is rgb(236, 121, 152) in RGB, hsl(344, 75%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 36%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Violet Red (#DB7093), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC7998
HEX#EC7998
RGBrgb(236, 121, 152)
HSLhsl(344, 75%, 70%)
HSVhsv(344, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 36%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.145 4.3)
LABlab(65.18% 47.54 4.84)
LCHlch(65.18% 47.79 5.81)

What #EC7998 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 #EC7998, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Violet Red#DB7093ΔE 6Tickle Me Pink#FC89ACΔE 6.35Flamingo#FC8EACΔE 7.35Pink Sherbet#F78FA7ΔE 8.2Baker-miller Pink#FF91AFΔE 8.38Vanilla Ice#F38FA9ΔE 8.81

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

#EC7998 Channel Values

How #EC7998 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 121 · B 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 344° · S 75% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 344° · S 49% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 36% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.71:1 vs white · 7.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC7998 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 text2.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC7998 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC7998

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC7998; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC7998
Complementary
#79ECCD
Analogous
#EC79D1
Analogous
#EC9479
Triadic
#98EC79
Triadic
#7998EC
Split comp.
#79EC94
Split comp.
#79D1EC

Tints & Shades of #EC7998

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

#EE8BA5
#F19DB3
#F4AFC1
#F6C1CF
#F9D2DD
#FBE4EA

Shades

#E65179
#E02456
#BB1B46
#8F1435
#670F26
#3A0816

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC7998.

How #EC7998 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#EC7998
Protanopia#959597
Protanomaly#BE8B98
Deuteranopia#ABAB94
Deuteranomaly#C89996
Tritanopia#EA7D7D
Tritanomaly#EB7C89
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC7998 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec7998: #EC7998;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC7998;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec7998': '#EC7998' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.475, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_ec7998">#EC7998</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC7998"

More Pink Colors

#EC7998 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EC7998 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC7998?

#EC7998 is a light pink — rgb(236, 121, 152) in RGB and hsl(344, 75%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#DB7093), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.

What is the RGB value of #EC7998?

#EC7998 is rgb(236, 121, 152) — red 236, green 121, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC7998?

#EC7998 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 36%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC7998 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC7998 scores 2.71:1 against white and 7.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC7998 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC7998 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 6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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