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#EC83AA Color

#EC83AA is rgb(236, 131, 170) in RGB, hsl(338, 73%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 28%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tickle Me Pink (#FC89AC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC83AA
HEX#EC83AA
RGBrgb(236, 131, 170)
HSLhsl(338, 73%, 72%)
HSVhsv(338, 44%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 28%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(73.5% 0.135 357.3)
LABlab(67.55% 44.39 -1.91)
LCHlch(67.55% 44.43 357.54)

What #EC83AA 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 #EC83AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tickle Me Pink#FC89ACΔE 6.05Flamingo#FC8EACΔE 7.05Vanilla Ice#F38FA9ΔE 7.3Pale Violet Red#DB7093ΔE 7.41Baker-miller Pink#FF91AFΔE 7.68Charm Pink#E68FACΔE 8.16

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

#EC83AA Channel Values

How #EC83AA 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 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 338° · S 73% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 338° · S 44% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 28% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.5:1 vs white · 8.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC83AA 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 text2.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC83AA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC83AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC83AA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC83AA
Complementary
#83ECC5
Analogous
#EC83DE
Analogous
#EC9183
Triadic
#AAEC83
Triadic
#83AAEC
Split comp.
#83EC91
Split comp.
#83DEEC

Tints & Shades of #EC83AA

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

#EE95B6
#F1A2BF
#F3B4CB
#F6C6D7
#F9D7E4
#FBE5ED

Shades

#E5578B
#DF3070
#BE1E58
#921744
#65102F
#3E0A1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC83AA.

How #EC83AA 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#EC83AA
Protanopia#9C9CA9
Protanomaly#C192AA
Deuteranopia#AFAFA7
Deuteranomaly#CA9FA8
Tritanopia#E98989
Tritanomaly#EA8697
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC83AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec83aa: #EC83AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC83AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec83aa': '#EC83AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.514, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_ec83aa">#EC83AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC83AA"

More Pink Colors

#EC83AA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EC83AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC83AA?

#EC83AA is a light pink — rgb(236, 131, 170) in RGB and hsl(338, 73%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tickle Me Pink (#FC89AC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.05.

What is the RGB value of #EC83AA?

#EC83AA is rgb(236, 131, 170) — red 236, green 131, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC83AA?

#EC83AA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 28%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC83AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC83AA scores 2.5:1 against white and 8.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC83AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC83AA 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 7.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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