#ec9c9d

Color #ec9c9d

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Light Pink #ffb6c1 · ΔE 11.29 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ec9c9d

RGB

rgb(236, 156, 157)

HSL

hsl(359.3, 67.8%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(359.3, 33.9%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 33.9%, 33.5%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(72.26, 29.99, 11.83)

LCH

lch(72.26, 32.24, 21.53)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0961, 18.7)

HWB

hwb(359.3, 61.2%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ceceb

Analogous

#ec9cc5

#ec9c9d

#ecc39c

Triadic

#ec9c9d

#9dec9c

#9c9dec

Split-complementary

#ec9c9d

#9cecc3

#9cc5ec

Tetradic

#ec9c9d

#eceb9c

#9ceceb

#9c9dec

Square

#ec9c9d

#c5ec9c

#9ceceb

#c39cec

Shades

Color #ec9c9d mixed toward black.

#e26567

#d72e30

#a52021

#6e1516

#370b0b

Tints

Color #ec9c9d mixed toward white.

#efadad

#f2bdbe

#f6cece

#f9dede

#fcefef

Tones

Color #ec9c9d mixed toward gray.

#e5a3a4

#dfa9aa

#d8b0b1

#d1b7b7

#cbbdbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cece9d · ΔE 33.7

Deuteranopia

#d3d89d · ΔE 36.8

Tritanopia

#e99d9d · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 22

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ec9c9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec9c9d]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#ec9c9d (#ec9c9d) is rgb(236, 156, 157) in RGB.

No, #ec9c9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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