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#EC79A3 Color

#EC79A3 is rgb(236, 121, 163) in RGB, hsl(338, 75%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 31%, 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 5.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC79A3
HEX#EC79A3
RGBrgb(236, 121, 163)
HSLhsl(338, 75%, 70%)
HSVhsv(338, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 31%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(71.8% 0.148 358.3)
LABlab(65.43% 48.50 -1.04)
LCHlch(65.43% 48.51 358.77)

What #EC79A3 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 #EC79A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Violet Red#DB7093ΔE 5.92China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 6.28Tickle Me Pink#FC89ACΔE 6.48Cyclamen#F56FA1ΔE 7.45Flamingo#FC8EACΔE 8.74Baker-miller Pink#FF91AFΔE 9.56

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

#EC79A3 Channel Values

How #EC79A3 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 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 338° · S 75% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 338° · S 49% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 31% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.68:1 vs white · 7.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC79A3 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 text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC79A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC79A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC79A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC79A3
Complementary
#79ECC2
Analogous
#EC79DD
Analogous
#EC8879
Triadic
#A3EC79
Triadic
#79A3EC
Split comp.
#79EC88
Split comp.
#79DDEC

Tints & Shades of #EC79A3

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

#EE8BAF
#F19DBC
#F4AFC8
#F6C1D4
#F9D2E0
#FBE4ED

Shades

#E65188
#E02469
#BB1B56
#8F1441
#670F2F
#3A081B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC79A3.

How #EC79A3 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#EC79A3
Protanopia#9595A2
Protanomaly#BE8BA3
Deuteranopia#ABAB9F
Deuteranomaly#C899A1
Tritanopia#E97F7F
Tritanomaly#EA7D8F
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC79A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec79a3: #EC79A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC79A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec79a3': '#EC79A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.475, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_ec79a3">#EC79A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC79A3"

More Pink Colors

#EC79A3 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EC79A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC79A3?

#EC79A3 is a light pink — rgb(236, 121, 163) in RGB and hsl(338, 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 5.92.

What is the RGB value of #EC79A3?

#EC79A3 is rgb(236, 121, 163) — red 236, green 121, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC79A3?

#EC79A3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 31%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC79A3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC79A3 scores 2.68:1 against white and 7.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC79A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC79A3 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 5.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.