#ec7966

Color #ec7966

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Salmon #fa8072 · ΔE 4.7 Nearest Tailwind class red-400 #ff6467 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ec7966

RGB

rgb(236, 121, 102)

HSL

hsl(8.5, 77.9%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.5, 56.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 48.7%, 56.8%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(63.73, 42.63, 30.78)

LCH

lch(63.73, 52.58, 35.83)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.1457, 30.79)

HWB

hwb(8.5, 40%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#66d9ec

Analogous

#ec6696

#ec7966

#ecbc66

Triadic

#ec7966

#66ec79

#7966ec

Split-complementary

#ec7966

#66ecbc

#6696ec

Tetradic

#ec7966

#d9ec66

#66d9ec

#7966ec

Square

#ec7966

#96ec66

#66d9ec

#bc66ec

Shades

Color #ec7966 mixed toward black.

#e64d34

#c93219

#962513

#64190c

#320c06

Tints

Color #ec7966 mixed toward white.

#ef8f80

#f2a699

#f6bcb3

#f9d2cc

#fce9e6

Tones

Color #ec7966 mixed toward gray.

#e18171

#d6897c

#cb9188

#bf9993

#b4a19e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c46b · ΔE 40.7

Deuteranopia

#cbd26c · ΔE 44.8

Tritanopia

#e86f70 · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 24.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ec7966;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec7966]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#ec7966 (#ec7966) is rgb(236, 121, 102) in RGB.

No, #ec7966 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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