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#EC7D65 Color

#EC7D65 is rgb(236, 125, 101) in RGB, hsl(11, 78%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 47%, 57%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Terracotta (#E2725B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC7D65
HEX#EC7D65
RGBrgb(236, 125, 101)
HSLhsl(11, 78%, 66%)
HSVhsv(11, 57%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 57%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.142 33.4)
LABlab(65.08% 42.13 33.32)
LCHlch(65.08% 53.71 38.34)

What #EC7D65 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 #EC7D65, 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.

#EC7D65 Channel Values

How #EC7D65 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 125 · B 1018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 11° · S 78% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 11° · S 57% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 47% · Y 57% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.73:1 vs white · 7.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC7D65 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 text2.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EC7D65

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC7D65; 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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Tints & Shades of #EC7D65

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC7D65.

How #EC7D65 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#EC7D65
Protanopia#989864
Protanomaly#BF8E64
Deuteranopia#ACAC5E
Deuteranomaly#C99C61
Tritanopia#ED7A7A
Tritanomaly#ED7B72
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC7D65 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec7d65: #EC7D65;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC7D65;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec7d65': '#EC7D65' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.490, blue: 0.396)
Android XML<color name="color_ec7d65">#EC7D65</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC7D65"

More Red Colors

#EC7D65 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EC7D65 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC7D65?

#EC7D65 is a light red — rgb(236, 125, 101) in RGB and hsl(11, 78%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Terracotta (#E2725B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.92.

What is the RGB value of #EC7D65?

#EC7D65 is rgb(236, 125, 101) — red 236, green 125, and blue 101 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC7D65?

#EC7D65 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 47%, 57%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC7D65 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC7D65 scores 2.73:1 against white and 7.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC7D65 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC7D65 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 6.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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