#EC8A79 Color

#EC8A79 is rgb(236, 138, 121) in RGB and hsl(9, 75%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSalmon. Black text is most readable on this background.

#EC8A79

HEX#EC8A79

RGBrgb(236, 138, 121)

HSLhsl(9, 75%, 70%)

HSVhsv(9, 49%, 93%)

OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.123 30.7)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 49%, 7%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #EC8A79 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.48:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.48:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #EC8A79 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#EC8A79 Complementary#79DBEC Analogous#EC79A1 Analogous#ECC479 Triadic#79EC8A Triadic#8A79EC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #EC8A79, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#EE9A8B #F1A99D #F4B9AF #F6C9C1 #F9D8D2 #FBE8E4

Shades

#E66751 #E04024 #BB331B #8F2714 #671C0F #3A1008

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