#ec8caa

Color #ec8caa

A vivid, highly saturated light pink.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 10.14 Nearest Tailwind class rose-300 #ffa1ad · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ec8caa

RGB

rgb(236, 140, 170)

HSL

hsl(341.3, 71.6%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(341.3, 40.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 40.7%, 28%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(69.11, 40.06, 0.06)

LCH

lch(69.11, 40.06, 0.09)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.1211, 0.33)

HWB

hwb(341.3, 54.9%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cecce

Analogous

#ec8cda

#ec8caa

#ec9e8c

Triadic

#ec8caa

#aaec8c

#8caaec

Split-complementary

#ec8caa

#8cec9e

#8cdaec

Tetradic

#ec8caa

#ecce8c

#8cecce

#8caaec

Square

#ec8caa

#daec8c

#8cecce

#9e8cec

Shades

Color #ec8caa mixed toward black.

#e35682

#d7245c

#a11b45

#6b122e

#360917

Tints

Color #ec8caa mixed toward white.

#ef9fb8

#f2b2c6

#f5c5d4

#f9d9e3

#fcecf1

Tones

Color #ec8caa mixed toward gray.

#e494ad

#dc9cb0

#d4a4b3

#ccacb6

#c4b4b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cac9a3 · ΔE 38.5

Deuteranopia

#cfd5a2 · ΔE 43.8

Tritanopia

#e89e9d · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 23.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ec8caa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec8caa]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#ec8caa (#ec8caa) is rgb(236, 140, 170) in RGB.

No, #ec8caa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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