What color is #EC9079?

#EC9079 is a light, moderate red known as Lox. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lox?

The RGB value is 236, 144, 121: 236 red, 144 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lox?

The complementary color is #79D5EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EC9079?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lox color: hex code #EC9079

#EC9079 rgb(236, 144, 121)

Shades of orange

Lox has the hex code #EC9079. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 56.5% green and 47.5% blue (236, 144, 121).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 75% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 49% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

Lox (#EC9079) color codes

HEX	`#EC9079`
RGB	`rgb(236, 144, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 56.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 75%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 49%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 49%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.87, 32.41, 27.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.87, 42.19, 39.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.019, 39.164, 23.116)`
Decimal	`15503481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lox, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EC9079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EC9079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EC9079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ec9079; }
.text { color: #ec9079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ec9079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 144 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ec9079, #ecca79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EC9079 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EC9079?: #EC9079 is a light, moderate red known as Lox. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lox?: The RGB value is 236, 144, 121: 236 red, 144 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lox?: The complementary color is #79D5EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EC9079?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.