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#EC79C9 Color

#EC79C9 is rgb(236, 121, 201) in RGB, hsl(318, 75%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 15%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Magenta (#F984E5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC79C9
HEX#EC79C9
RGBrgb(236, 121, 201)
HSLhsl(318, 75%, 70%)
HSVhsv(318, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 15%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(73.1% 0.169 340.1)
LABlab(66.45% 52.36 -20.92)
LCHlch(66.45% 56.38 338.22)

What #EC79C9 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 #EC79C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 9.73Persian Pink#F77FBEΔE 10.08Sky Magenta#CF71AFΔE 11.77Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 11.78Super Pink#CF6BA9ΔE 11.78Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 13.67

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

#EC79C9 Channel Values

How #EC79C9 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 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 75% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 49% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 15% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.58:1 vs white · 8.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC79C9 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 text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC79C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC79C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC79C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC79C9
Complementary
#79EC9C
Analogous
#D579EC
Analogous
#EC7990
Triadic
#C9EC79
Triadic
#79C9EC
Split comp.
#90EC79
Split comp.
#79ECD5

Tints & Shades of #EC79C9

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

#EE8BD1
#F19DD8
#F4AFDF
#F6C1E6
#F9D2ED
#FBE4F4

Shades

#E651B9
#E024A8
#BB1B8B
#8F146A
#670F4C
#3A082B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC79C9.

How #EC79C9 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#EC79C9
Protanopia#9595C9
Protanomaly#BE8BC9
Deuteranopia#ABABC6
Deuteranomaly#C899C7
Tritanopia#E68787
Tritanomaly#E881A5
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC79C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec79c9: #EC79C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC79C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec79c9': '#EC79C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.475, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_ec79c9">#EC79C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC79C9"

More Pink Colors

#EC79C9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EC79C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC79C9?

#EC79C9 is a light pink — rgb(236, 121, 201) in RGB and hsl(318, 75%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Magenta (#F984E5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.73.

What is the RGB value of #EC79C9?

#EC79C9 is rgb(236, 121, 201) — red 236, green 121, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC79C9?

#EC79C9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 15%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC79C9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC79C9 scores 2.58:1 against white and 8.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC79C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC79C9 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 13.69, which is visibly different.

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