#ec79a9

Color #ec79a9

A vivid, highly saturated light pink.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 8.22 Nearest Tailwind class pink-400 #fb64b6 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ec79a9

RGB

rgb(236, 121, 169)

HSL

hsl(335, 75.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(335, 48.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 48.7%, 28.4%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(65.26, 49.54, -5.03)

LCH

lch(65.26, 49.79, 354.2)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.1504, 355.2)

HWB

hwb(335, 47.5%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79ecbc

Analogous

#ec79e2

#ec79a9

#ec8379

Triadic

#ec79a9

#a9ec79

#79a9ec

Split-complementary

#ec79a9

#79ec83

#79e2ec

Tetradic

#ec79a9

#ecbc79

#79ecbc

#79a9ec

Square

#ec79a9

#e2ec79

#79ecbc

#8379ec

Shades

Color #ec79a9 mixed toward black.

#e54587

#d01e68

#9c164e

#680f34

#34071a

Tints

Color #ec79a9 mixed toward white.

#ef8fb7

#f2a6c6

#f6bcd4

#f9d2e2

#fce9f1

Tones

Color #ec79a9 mixed toward gray.

#e283ab

#d98cac

#cf96ae

#c69faf

#bca9b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c49f · ΔE 42.4

Deuteranopia

#cbd29d · ΔE 49.5

Tritanopia

#e89795 · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 25

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ec79a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec79a9]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#ec79a9 (#ec79a9) is rgb(236, 121, 169) in RGB.

No, #ec79a9 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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