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#ECB3A7 Color

#ECB3A7 is rgb(236, 179, 167) in RGB, hsl(10, 64%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 29%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Melon (#FEBAAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECB3A7
HEX#ECB3A7
RGBrgb(236, 179, 167)
HSLhsl(10, 64%, 79%)
HSVhsv(10, 29%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 29%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(81.6% 0.069 32.1)
LABlab(78.06% 20.14 14.62)
LCHlch(78.06% 24.89 35.97)

What #ECB3A7 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 #ECB3A7, 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 red in the library.

#ECB3A7 Channel Values

How #ECB3A7 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 179 · B 1678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 10° · S 64% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 10° · S 29% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 29% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECB3A7 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ECB3A7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECB3A7; 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 #ECB3A7

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

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How #ECB3A7 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#ECB3A7
Protanopia#BEBEA7
Protanomaly#D2BAA7
Deuteranopia#C8C8A5
Deuteranomaly#D7C0A6
Tritanopia#EDB2B2
Tritanomaly#EDB2AD
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECB3A7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecb3a7: #ECB3A7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECB3A7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecb3a7': '#ECB3A7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.702, blue: 0.655)
Android XML<color name="color_ecb3a7">#ECB3A7</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECB3A7"

More Red Colors

#ECB3A7 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECB3A7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECB3A7?

#ECB3A7 is a light red — rgb(236, 179, 167) in RGB and hsl(10, 64%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Melon (#FEBAAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.8.

What is the RGB value of #ECB3A7?

#ECB3A7 is rgb(236, 179, 167) — red 236, green 179, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECB3A7?

#ECB3A7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 29%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECB3A7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECB3A7 scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECB3A7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECB3A7 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 lightpink (#FFB6C1) at a CIE76 distance of 12.65, which is visibly different.

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