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#EC7EAA Color

#EC7EAA is rgb(236, 126, 170) in RGB, hsl(336, 74%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 47%, 28%, 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 5.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC7EAA
HEX#EC7EAA
RGBrgb(236, 126, 170)
HSLhsl(336, 74%, 71%)
HSVhsv(336, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 28%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(72.8% 0.143 355.9)
LABlab(66.56% 46.79 -3.35)
LCHlch(66.56% 46.91 355.91)

What #EC7EAA 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 #EC7EAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 5.86Tickle Me Pink#FC89ACΔE 7.06Pale Violet Red#DB7093ΔE 7.39Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 8.42Flamingo#FC8EACΔE 8.97Baker-miller Pink#FF91AFΔE 9.6

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

#EC7EAA Channel Values

How #EC7EAA 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 126 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 336° · S 74% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 336° · S 47% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 47% · Y 28% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.58:1 vs white · 8.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC7EAA 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 text8.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC7EAA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC7EAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC7EAA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC7EAA
Complementary
#7EECC0
Analogous
#EC7EE1
Analogous
#EC897E
Triadic
#AAEC7E
Triadic
#7EAAEC
Split comp.
#7EEC89
Split comp.
#7EE1EC

Tints & Shades of #EC7EAA

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

#EE90B6
#F1A2C2
#F4B4CD
#F6C1D6
#F8D3E2
#FBE4ED

Shades

#E5528D
#DF2A72
#BA1C5B
#921648
#660F32
#3E091E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC7EAA.

How #EC7EAA 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#EC7EAA
Protanopia#9898A9
Protanomaly#C08FAA
Deuteranopia#ADADA7
Deuteranomaly#C99CA8
Tritanopia#E98585
Tritanomaly#EA8295
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC7EAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec7eaa: #EC7EAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC7EAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec7eaa': '#EC7EAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.494, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_ec7eaa">#EC7EAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC7EAA"

More Pink Colors

#EC7EAA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EC7EAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC7EAA?

#EC7EAA is a light pink — rgb(236, 126, 170) in RGB and hsl(336, 74%, 71%) 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 5.86.

What is the RGB value of #EC7EAA?

#EC7EAA is rgb(236, 126, 170) — red 236, green 126, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC7EAA?

#EC7EAA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 47%, 28%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC7EAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC7EAA scores 2.58:1 against white and 8.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC7EAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC7EAA 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 7.39, 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.