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#EC79A5 Color

#EC79A5 is rgb(236, 121, 165) in RGB, hsl(337, 75%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 30%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is China Pink (#DE6FA1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC79A5
HEX#EC79A5
RGBrgb(236, 121, 165)
HSLhsl(337, 75%, 70%)
HSVhsv(337, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 30%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.149 357.3)
LABlab(65.48% 48.68 -2.10)
LCHlch(65.48% 48.73 357.53)

What #EC79A5 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 #EC79A5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 5.54Pale Violet Red#DB7093ΔE 6.53Tickle Me Pink#FC89ACΔE 7.07Cyclamen#F56FA1ΔE 7.42Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 9.24Flamingo#FC8EACΔE 9.39

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

#EC79A5 Channel Values

How #EC79A5 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 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 337° · S 75% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 337° · S 49% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 30% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.68:1 vs white · 7.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC79A5 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 text7.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC79A5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC79A5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC79A5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC79A5
Complementary
#79ECC0
Analogous
#EC79DE
Analogous
#EC8779
Triadic
#A5EC79
Triadic
#79A5EC
Split comp.
#79EC87
Split comp.
#79DEEC

Tints & Shades of #EC79A5

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

#EE8BB1
#F19DBD
#F4AFC9
#F6C1D5
#F9D2E1
#FBE4ED

Shades

#E6518A
#E0246C
#BB1B58
#8F1443
#670F30
#3A081B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC79A5.

How #EC79A5 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#EC79A5
Protanopia#9595A4
Protanomaly#BE8BA5
Deuteranopia#ABABA1
Deuteranomaly#C899A3
Tritanopia#E98080
Tritanomaly#EA7D90
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC79A5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec79a5: #EC79A5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC79A5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec79a5': '#EC79A5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.475, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_ec79a5">#EC79A5</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC79A5"

More Pink Colors

#EC79A5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EC79A5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC79A5?

#EC79A5 is a light pink — rgb(236, 121, 165) in RGB and hsl(337, 75%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is China Pink (#DE6FA1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.54.

What is the RGB value of #EC79A5?

#EC79A5 is rgb(236, 121, 165) — red 236, green 121, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC79A5?

#EC79A5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 30%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC79A5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC79A5 scores 2.68:1 against white and 7.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC79A5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC79A5 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 6.53, 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.