#EC8E79 Color

#EC8E79 is rgb(236, 142, 121) in RGB and hsl(11, 75%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSalmon. Black text is most readable on this background.

#EC8E79

HEX#EC8E79

RGBrgb(236, 142, 121)

HSLhsl(11, 75%, 70%)

HSVhsv(11, 49%, 93%)

OKLCHoklch(74.1% 0.119 33.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 49%, 7%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #EC8E79 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.41:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #EC8E79 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#EC8E79 Complementary#79D7EC Analogous#EC799D Analogous#ECC879 Triadic#79EC8E Triadic#8E79EC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #EC8E79, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#EE9D8B #F1AC9D #F4BBAF #F6CAC1 #F9D9D2 #FBE8E4

Shades

#E66C51 #E04724 #BB381B #8F2B14 #671F0F #3A1108

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