What color is #EC4872?

#EC4872 is a vivid rose known as Radishical. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Radishical?

The RGB value is 236, 72, 114: 236 red, 72 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Radishical?

The complementary color is #48ECC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EC4872?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Radishical color: hex code #EC4872

#EC4872 rgb(236, 72, 114)

Shades of pink

Radishical has the hex code #EC4872. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 28.2% green and 44.7% blue (236, 72, 114).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 81% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 52% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

Radishical (#EC4872) color codes

HEX	`#EC4872`
RGB	`rgb(236, 72, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 28.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 81%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 69%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 52%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.77, 65.17, 13.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.77, 66.49, 11.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.95, 23.688, 18.385)`
Decimal	`15485042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Radishical, 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 #EC4872	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EC4872 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	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 #EC4872 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ec4872; }
.text { color: #ec4872; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ec4872; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 72 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ec4872, #ec7048); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerise.

See #EC4872 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EC4872?: #EC4872 is a vivid rose known as Radishical. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Radishical?: The RGB value is 236, 72, 114: 236 red, 72 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Radishical?: The complementary color is #48ECC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EC4872?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.