#ec0049

Color #ec0049

A vivid, highly saturated medium pink.

Closest named color Crimson #dc143c · ΔE 7.72 Nearest Tailwind class rose-600 #ec003f · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ec0049

RGB

rgb(236, 0, 73)

HSL

hsl(341.4, 100%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(341.4, 100%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 69.1%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(49.88, 77.12, 29.99)

LCH

lch(49.88, 82.75, 21.25)

OKLCH

oklch(59.8%, 0.2395, 16.92)

HWB

hwb(341.4, 0%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00eca3

Analogous

#ec00bf

#ec0049

#ec2d00

Triadic

#ec0049

#49ec00

#0049ec

Split-complementary

#ec0049

#00ec2d

#00bfec

Tetradic

#ec0049

#eca300

#00eca3

#0049ec

Square

#ec0049

#bfec00

#00eca3

#2d00ec

Shades

Color #ec0049 mixed toward black.

#c5003d

#9d0031

#760025

#4f0018

#27000c

Tints

Color #ec0049 mixed toward white.

#ff1b62

#ff4881

#ff76a1

#ffa4c0

#ffd1e0

Tones

Color #ec0049 mixed toward gray.

#d81451

#c52758

#b13b60

#9d4f67

#8a626f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b640 · ΔE 59.8

Deuteranopia

#c0c93d · ΔE 65.4

Tritanopia

#e73735 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 29

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ec0049;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec0049]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#ec0049 (#ec0049) is rgb(236, 0, 73) in RGB.

No, #ec0049 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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