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#ECA38D Color

#ECA38D is rgb(236, 163, 141) in RGB, hsl(14, 71%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 40%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Salmon Rose (#E7968B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECA38D
HEX#ECA38D
RGBrgb(236, 163, 141)
HSLhsl(14, 71%, 74%)
HSVhsv(14, 40%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 40%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(78.1% 0.093 37.5)
LABlab(73.89% 25.92 22.94)
LCHlch(73.89% 34.62 41.51)

What #ECA38D 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 #ECA38D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Salmon Rose#E7968BΔE 6.87Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 7.65Blush Coral#FFB2A6ΔE 7.97Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 9.78Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 9.87Melon#FEBAADΔE 10.12

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

#ECA38D Channel Values

How #ECA38D 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 163 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 14° · S 71% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 14° · S 40% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 40% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.06:1 vs white · 10.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECA38D 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 text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECA38D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECA38D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECA38D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ECA38D
Complementary
#8ED6EC
Analogous
#EC8EA7
Analogous
#ECD38E
Triadic
#8EECA4
Triadic
#A48EEC
Split comp.
#8EECD3
Split comp.
#8EA7EC

Tints & Shades of #ECA38D

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

#EEAE9B
#F1BCAC
#F3C7B9
#F6D5CB
#F8DFD8
#FBEDE9

Shades

#E48062
#DD5D36
#C04621
#943619
#692612
#3D160A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ECA38D.

How #ECA38D 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#ECA38D
Protanopia#B2B28C
Protanomaly#CCAC8D
Deuteranopia#BFBF8A
Deuteranomaly#D3B58B
Tritanopia#EEA0A0
Tritanomaly#EDA199
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECA38D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eca38d: #ECA38D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECA38D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eca38d': '#ECA38D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.639, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_eca38d">#ECA38D</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECA38D"

More Red Colors

#ECA38D sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#ECA38D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECA38D?

#ECA38D is a light red — rgb(236, 163, 141) in RGB and hsl(14, 71%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Salmon Rose (#E7968B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.87.

What is the RGB value of #ECA38D?

#ECA38D is rgb(236, 163, 141) — red 236, green 163, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECA38D?

#ECA38D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 40%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECA38D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECA38D scores 2.06:1 against white and 10.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECA38D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECA38D 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 7.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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