#ec79a5

Color #ec79a5

A vivid, highly saturated light pink.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 6.66 Nearest Tailwind class pink-400 #fb64b6 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ec79a5

RGB

rgb(236, 121, 165)

HSL

hsl(337, 75.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(337, 48.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 48.7%, 30.1%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(65.14, 49.03, -2.93)

LCH

lch(65.14, 49.12, 356.58)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.1488, 357.26)

HWB

hwb(337, 47.5%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79ecc0

Analogous

#ec79df

#ec79a5

#ec8679

Triadic

#ec79a5

#a5ec79

#79a5ec

Split-complementary

#ec79a5

#79ec86

#79dfec

Tetradic

#ec79a5

#ecc079

#79ecc0

#79a5ec

Square

#ec79a5

#dfec79

#79ecc0

#8679ec

Shades

Color #ec79a5 mixed toward black.

#e54582

#d01e62

#9c164a

#680f31

#340719

Tints

Color #ec79a5 mixed toward white.

#ef8fb4

#f2a6c3

#f6bcd2

#f9d2e1

#fce9f0

Tones

Color #ec79a5 mixed toward gray.

#e283a7

#d98caa

#cf96ac

#c69fae

#bca9b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c49c · ΔE 42.7

Deuteranopia

#cbd299 · ΔE 49.8

Tritanopia

#e89492 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 24.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ec79a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec79a5]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Frequently asked questions

#ec79a5 (#ec79a5) is rgb(236, 121, 165) in RGB.

No, #ec79a5 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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