#ec9eae

Color #ec9eae

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Light Pink #ffb6c1 · ΔE 8.66 Nearest Tailwind class rose-300 #ffa1ad · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ec9eae

RGB

rgb(236, 158, 174)

HSL

hsl(347.7, 67.2%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(347.7, 33.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 33.1%, 26.3%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(73.12, 31.15, 3.67)

LCH

lch(73.12, 31.37, 6.72)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0948, 6.05)

HWB

hwb(347.7, 62%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eecdc

Analogous

#ec9ed5

#ec9eae

#ecb59e

Triadic

#ec9eae

#aeec9e

#9eaeec

Split-complementary

#ec9eae

#9eecb5

#9ed5ec

Tetradic

#ec9eae

#ecdc9e

#9eecdc

#9eaeec

Square

#ec9eae

#d5ec9e

#9eecdc

#b59eec

Shades

Color #ec9eae mixed toward black.

#e16780

#d63052

#a5203b

#6e1628

#370b14

Tints

Color #ec9eae mixed toward white.

#efaebc

#f2bec9

#f6cfd7

#f9dfe4

#fceff2

Tones

Color #ec9eae mixed toward gray.

#e6a5b2

#dfabb6

#d9b2ba

#d2b8bd

#ccbfc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cfceaa · ΔE 34.2

Deuteranopia

#d3d8a9 · ΔE 38.2

Tritanopia

#e9a7a7 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 22.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ec9eae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec9eae]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#ec9eae (#ec9eae) is rgb(236, 158, 174) in RGB.

No, #ec9eae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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