#ec79a6

Color #ec79a6

A vivid, highly saturated light pink.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 7.02 Nearest Tailwind class pink-400 #fb64b6 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ec79a6

RGB

rgb(236, 121, 166)

HSL

hsl(336.5, 75.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(336.5, 48.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 48.7%, 29.7%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(65.17, 49.16, -3.45)

LCH

lch(65.17, 49.28, 355.99)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.1492, 356.77)

HWB

hwb(336.5, 47.5%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79ecbf

Analogous

#ec79e0

#ec79a6

#ec8579

Triadic

#ec79a6

#a6ec79

#79a6ec

Split-complementary

#ec79a6

#79ec85

#79e0ec

Tetradic

#ec79a6

#ecbf79

#79ecbf

#79a6ec

Square

#ec79a6

#e0ec79

#79ecbf

#8579ec

Shades

Color #ec79a6 mixed toward black.

#e54583

#d01e64

#9c164b

#680f32

#340719

Tints

Color #ec79a6 mixed toward white.

#ef8fb5

#f2a6c4

#f6bcd3

#f9d2e1

#fce9f0

Tones

Color #ec79a6 mixed toward gray.

#e283a8

#d98caa

#cf96ac

#c69fae

#bca9b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c49d · ΔE 42.5

Deuteranopia

#cbd29a · ΔE 49.7

Tritanopia

#e89593 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 25

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ec79a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec79a6]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Frequently asked questions

#ec79a6 (#ec79a6) is rgb(236, 121, 166) in RGB.

No, #ec79a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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