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#EC88BE Color

#EC88BE is rgb(236, 136, 190) in RGB, hsl(328, 72%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 19%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Purple (#D982B5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC88BE
HEX#EC88BE
RGBrgb(236, 136, 190)
HSLhsl(328, 72%, 73%)
HSVhsv(328, 42%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 19%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(74.9% 0.137 347.3)
LABlab(69.06% 44.01 -10.88)
LCHlch(69.06% 45.33 346.11)

What #EC88BE 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 #EC88BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 6.17Persian Pink#F77FBEΔE 8Pastel Magenta#F49AC2ΔE 8.97Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 9.11China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 9.98Sky Magenta#CF71AFΔE 10.34

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

#EC88BE Channel Values

How #EC88BE 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 136 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 328° · S 72% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 328° · S 42% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 19% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.38:1 vs white · 8.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC88BE 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 text2.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC88BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC88BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC88BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC88BE
Complementary
#89ECB7
Analogous
#E889EC
Analogous
#EC898C
Triadic
#BDEC89
Triadic
#89BDEC
Split comp.
#8CEC89
Split comp.
#89ECE8

Tints & Shades of #EC88BE

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

#EF9AC7
#F1A7CE
#F4B9D8
#F6C6DF
#F9D8E9
#FBE5F0

Shades

#E55DA5
#DD318D
#BD1F73
#95185B
#691140
#3D0A25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC88BE.

How #EC88BE 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#EC88BE
Protanopia#9F9FBE
Protanomaly#C396BE
Deuteranopia#B1B1BB
Deuteranomaly#CCA2BC
Tritanopia#E89090
Tritanomaly#E98DA5
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC88BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec88be: #EC88BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC88BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec88be': '#EC88BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.533, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_ec88be">#EC88BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC88BE"

More Pink Colors

#EC88BE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EC88BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC88BE?

#EC88BE is a light pink — rgb(236, 136, 190) in RGB and hsl(328, 72%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Purple (#D982B5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.17.

What is the RGB value of #EC88BE?

#EC88BE is rgb(236, 136, 190) — red 236, green 136, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC88BE?

#EC88BE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 19%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC88BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC88BE scores 2.38:1 against white and 8.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC88BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC88BE 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 14.65, which is visibly different.

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