Skip to content

#EC89BD Color

#EC89BD is rgb(236, 137, 189) in RGB, hsl(328, 72%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 20%, 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 6.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC89BD
HEX#EC89BD
RGBrgb(236, 137, 189)
HSLhsl(328, 72%, 73%)
HSVhsv(328, 42%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 20%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(75.1% 0.135 348.1)
LABlab(69.24% 43.41 -10.06)
LCHlch(69.24% 44.56 346.95)

What #EC89BD 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 #EC89BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 6.06Pastel Magenta#F49AC2ΔE 8.05Persian Pink#F77FBEΔE 8.67Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 9.14China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 10.02Sky Magenta#CF71AFΔE 10.92

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

#EC89BD Channel Values

How #EC89BD 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 137 · B 1898-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 20% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC89BD 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 text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC89BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC89BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC89BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC89BD
Complementary
#89ECB7
Analogous
#E889EC
Analogous
#EC898C
Triadic
#BDEC89
Triadic
#89BDEC
Split comp.
#8CEC89
Split comp.
#89ECE8

Tints & Shades of #EC89BD

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 #EC89BD.

How #EC89BD 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#EC89BD
Protanopia#A0A0BD
Protanomaly#C397BD
Deuteranopia#B2B2BA
Deuteranomaly#CCA3BB
Tritanopia#E89191
Tritanomaly#EA8EA4
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC89BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec89bd: #EC89BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC89BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec89bd': '#EC89BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.537, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_ec89bd">#EC89BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC89BD"

More Pink Colors

#EC89BD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EC89BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC89BD?

#EC89BD is a light pink — rgb(236, 137, 189) 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 6.06.

What is the RGB value of #EC89BD?

#EC89BD is rgb(236, 137, 189) — red 236, green 137, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC89BD?

#EC89BD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 20%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC89BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC89BD scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC89BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC89BD 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 14.16, which is visibly different.

Open #EC89BD in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.