What color is #EC83A4?

#EC83A4 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Mangala Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EC83A4?

The RGB value is 236, 131, 164: 236 red, 131 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EC83A4?

The complementary color is #83ECCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EC83A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EC83A4 color

#EC83A4 rgb(236, 131, 164)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EC83A4 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 51.4% green and 64.3% blue (236, 131, 164).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 73% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 31% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Mangala Pink (#E781A6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#EC83A4 color codes

HEX	`#EC83A4`
RGB	`rgb(236, 131, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 51.4%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 73%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 44%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 31%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.09, 43.89, 0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.09, 43.9, 0.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.411, 36.75, 39.606)`
Decimal	`15500196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EC83A4, 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 #EC83A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EC83A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #EC83A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ec83a4; }
.text { color: #ec83a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ec83a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 131 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ec83a4, #ec9683); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EC83A4?: #EC83A4 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Mangala Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EC83A4?: The RGB value is 236, 131, 164: 236 red, 131 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EC83A4?: The complementary color is #83ECCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EC83A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.