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#EC93AC Color

#EC93AC is rgb(236, 147, 172) in RGB, hsl(343, 70%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 27%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Charm Pink (#E68FAC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC93AC
HEX#EC93AC
RGBrgb(236, 147, 172)
HSLhsl(343, 70%, 75%)
HSVhsv(343, 38%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 27%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(76.1% 0.111 1.9)
LABlab(70.93% 36.72 1.84)
LCHlch(70.93% 36.77 2.86)

What #EC93AC 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 #EC93AC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#EC93AC Channel Values

How #EC93AC 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 147 · B 1728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 343° · S 70% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 343° · S 38% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 27% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.25:1 vs white · 9.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC93AC 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 text2.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EC93AC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC93AC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EC93AC

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC93AC.

How #EC93AC 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#EC93AC
Protanopia#A7A7AC
Protanomaly#C69FAC
Deuteranopia#B7B7A9
Deuteranomaly#CEAAAA
Tritanopia#EA9696
Tritanomaly#EB95A0
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC93AC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec93ac: #EC93AC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC93AC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec93ac': '#EC93AC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.576, blue: 0.675)
Android XML<color name="color_ec93ac">#EC93AC</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC93AC"

More Pink Colors

#EC93AC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EC93AC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC93AC?

#EC93AC is a light pink — rgb(236, 147, 172) in RGB and hsl(343, 70%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Charm Pink (#E68FAC), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.91.

What is the RGB value of #EC93AC?

#EC93AC is rgb(236, 147, 172) — red 236, green 147, and blue 172 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC93AC?

#EC93AC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 27%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC93AC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC93AC scores 2.25:1 against white and 9.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC93AC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC93AC 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 13.27, which is visibly different.

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