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#EC83AB Color

#EC83AB is rgb(236, 131, 171) in RGB, hsl(337, 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 6.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC83AB
HEX#EC83AB
RGBrgb(236, 131, 171)
HSLhsl(337, 73%, 72%)
HSVhsv(337, 44%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 28%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(73.6% 0.136 356.7)
LABlab(67.58% 44.48 -2.44)
LCHlch(67.58% 44.55 356.87)

What #EC83AB 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 #EC83AB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tickle Me Pink#FC89ACΔE 6.36Flamingo#FC8EACΔE 7.44Pale Violet Red#DB7093ΔE 7.66Vanilla Ice#F38FA9ΔE 7.74China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 7.94Baker-miller Pink#FF91AFΔE 8.04

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

#EC83AB Channel Values

How #EC83AB 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 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 337° · S 73% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 337° · 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 · 8.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC83AB 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 text8.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC83AB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC83AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC83AB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC83AB
Complementary
#83ECC4
Analogous
#EC83E0
Analogous
#EC9083
Triadic
#ABEC83
Triadic
#83ABEC
Split comp.
#83EC90
Split comp.
#83E0EC

Tints & Shades of #EC83AB

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

#EE95B7
#F1A2C0
#F3B4CC
#F6C6D8
#F9D7E4
#FBE5ED

Shades

#E5578E
#DF3073
#BE1E5B
#921746
#651031
#3E0A1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC83AB.

How #EC83AB 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#EC83AB
Protanopia#9C9CAA
Protanomaly#C192AB
Deuteranopia#AFAFA8
Deuteranomaly#CA9FA9
Tritanopia#E98989
Tritanomaly#EA8798
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC83AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec83ab: #EC83AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC83AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec83ab': '#EC83AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.514, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_ec83ab">#EC83AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC83AB"

More Pink Colors

#EC83AB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EC83AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC83AB?

#EC83AB is a light pink — rgb(236, 131, 171) in RGB and hsl(337, 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 6.36.

What is the RGB value of #EC83AB?

#EC83AB is rgb(236, 131, 171) — red 236, green 131, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC83AB?

#EC83AB 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 #EC83AB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC83AB scores 2.5:1 against white and 8.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC83AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC83AB 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 7.66, 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.