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#EC8386 Color

#EC8386 is rgb(236, 131, 134) in RGB, hsl(358, 73%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 43%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Coral (#F08080), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC8386
HEX#EC8386
RGBrgb(236, 131, 134)
HSLhsl(358, 73%, 72%)
HSVhsv(358, 44%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 43%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(72.5% 0.129 18.9)
LABlab(66.81% 41.33 17.26)
LCHlch(66.81% 44.78 22.66)

What #EC8386 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 #EC8386, 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.

#EC8386 Channel Values

How #EC8386 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 131 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 358° · S 73% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 358° · S 44% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 43% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.57:1 vs white · 8.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC8386 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 text2.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EC8386

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC8386; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EC8386

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC8386.

How #EC8386 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#EC8386
Protanopia#9C9C85
Protanomaly#C19286
Deuteranopia#AFAF81
Deuteranomaly#CA9F83
Tritanopia#EC8383
Tritanomaly#EC8384
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC8386 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec8386: #EC8386;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC8386;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec8386': '#EC8386' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.514, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_ec8386">#EC8386</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC8386"

More Red Colors

#EC8386 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EC8386 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC8386?

#EC8386 is a light red — rgb(236, 131, 134) in RGB and hsl(358, 73%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Coral (#F08080), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.11.

What is the RGB value of #EC8386?

#EC8386 is rgb(236, 131, 134) — red 236, green 131, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC8386?

#EC8386 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 43%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC8386 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC8386 scores 2.57:1 against white and 8.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC8386 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC8386 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 lightcoral (#F08080) at a CIE76 distance of 4.11, which is very hard to tell apart.

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