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#EC8065 Color

#EC8065 is rgb(236, 128, 101) in RGB, hsl(12, 78%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 57%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Terracotta (#E2725B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC8065
HEX#EC8065
RGBrgb(236, 128, 101)
HSLhsl(12, 78%, 66%)
HSVhsv(12, 57%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 57%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(71.4% 0.139 35)
LABlab(65.69% 40.68 34.07)
LCHlch(65.69% 53.06 39.94)

What #EC8065 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 #EC8065, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Terracotta#E2725BΔE 5.01Salmon#FA8072ΔE 7.44Burnt Sienna#E97451ΔE 8.47Congo Pink#F88379ΔE 8.81Copper Red#CB6D51ΔE 9.99Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 10.39

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

#EC8065 Channel Values

How #EC8065 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 128 · B 1018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 12° · S 78% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 12° · S 57% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 57% · 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 #EC8065 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 #EC8065 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC8065

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC8065; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC8065
Complementary
#65D1EC
Analogous
#EC658D
Analogous
#ECC365
Triadic
#65EC80
Triadic
#8065EC
Split comp.
#65ECC3
Split comp.
#658DEC

Tints & Shades of #EC8065

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

#EF927B
#F1A18E
#F4B4A4
#F6C3B6
#F9D6CD
#FBE5DF

Shades

#E75E3C
#DA411B
#B13516
#8D2A11
#641E0C
#3B1207

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC8065.

How #EC8065 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#EC8065
Protanopia#9A9A64
Protanomaly#C09064
Deuteranopia#AEAE5E
Deuteranomaly#CA9D61
Tritanopia#ED7D7D
Tritanomaly#ED7E74
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC8065 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec8065: #EC8065;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC8065;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec8065': '#EC8065' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.502, blue: 0.396)
Android XML<color name="color_ec8065">#EC8065</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC8065"

More Red Colors

#EC8065 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#EC8065 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC8065?

#EC8065 is a light red — rgb(236, 128, 101) in RGB and hsl(12, 78%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Terracotta (#E2725B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.01.

What is the RGB value of #EC8065?

#EC8065 is rgb(236, 128, 101) — red 236, green 128, and blue 101 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC8065?

#EC8065 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 57%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC8065 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC8065 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 #EC8065 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC8065 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 7.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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