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#EECAC9 Color

#EECAC9 is rgb(238, 202, 201) in RGB, hsl(2, 52%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 16%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lotion Pink (#ECCFCF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EECAC9
HEX#EECAC9
RGBrgb(238, 202, 201)
HSLhsl(2, 52%, 86%)
HSVhsv(2, 16%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 16%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.9% 0.041 19.9)
LABlab(84.43% 12.98 5.47)
LCHlch(84.43% 14.09 22.86)

What #EECAC9 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 #EECAC9, 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.

#EECAC9 Channel Values

How #EECAC9 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 238 · G 202 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 2° · S 52% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 2° · S 16% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 16% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EECAC9 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EECAC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EECAC9; 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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Tints & Shades of #EECAC9

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 #EECAC9.

How #EECAC9 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#EECAC9
Protanopia#D1D1C9
Protanomaly#DDCEC9
Deuteranopia#D7D7C8
Deuteranomaly#E0D2C8
Tritanopia#EECACA
Tritanomaly#EECACA
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

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Using #EECAC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eecac9: #EECAC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EECAC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eecac9': '#EECAC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.792, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_eecac9">#EECAC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#EECAC9"

More Red Colors

#EECAC9 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EECAC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EECAC9?

#EECAC9 is a lightest red — rgb(238, 202, 201) in RGB and hsl(2, 52%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lotion Pink (#ECCFCF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.17.

What is the RGB value of #EECAC9?

#EECAC9 is rgb(238, 202, 201) — red 238, green 202, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EECAC9?

#EECAC9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 16%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EECAC9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EECAC9 scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EECAC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EECAC9 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 mistyrose (#FFE4E1) at a CIE76 distance of 9.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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