#ec9799

Color #ec9799

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Light Pink #ffb6c1 · ΔE 13.06 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ec9799

RGB

rgb(236, 151, 153)

HSL

hsl(358.6, 69.1%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(358.6, 36%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 36%, 35.2%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(71.06, 32.14, 12.34)

LCH

lch(71.06, 34.43, 21)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.1026, 18.22)

HWB

hwb(358.6, 59.2%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97ecea

Analogous

#ec97c4

#ec9799

#ecc097

Triadic

#ec9799

#99ec97

#9799ec

Split-complementary

#ec9799

#97ecc0

#97c4ec

Tetradic

#ec9799

#ecea97

#97ecea

#9799ec

Square

#ec9799

#c4ec97

#97ecea

#c097ec

Shades

Color #ec9799 mixed toward black.

#e26164

#d82a2e

#a41e21

#6d1416

#370a0b

Tints

Color #ec9799 mixed toward white.

#efa8aa

#f2babb

#f6cbcc

#f9dcdd

#fceeee

Tones

Color #ec9799 mixed toward gray.

#e59ea0

#dea5a7

#d7acad

#d0b3b4

#c9babb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cdcc99 · ΔE 34.5

Deuteranopia

#d1d798 · ΔE 38.6

Tritanopia

#e99898 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 22.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ec9799;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec9799]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#ec9799 (#ec9799) is rgb(236, 151, 153) in RGB.

No, #ec9799 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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