What color is #EC88BA?

#EC88BA is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Bubblegum Beam. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EC88BA?

The RGB value is 236, 136, 186: 236 red, 136 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EC88BA?

The complementary color is #88ECBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EC88BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EC88BA color

#EC88BA rgb(236, 136, 186)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EC88BA is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 53.3% green and 72.9% blue (236, 136, 186).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 72% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Bubblegum Beam (#F887C7), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#EC88BA color codes

HEX	`#EC88BA`
RGB	`rgb(236, 136, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 53.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 72%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 42%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 21%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.74, 44.34, -9.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.74, 45.34, 347.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.26, 38.99, 51.218)`
Decimal	`15501498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EC88BA, 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 #EC88BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EC88BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	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 #EC88BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ec88ba; }
.text { color: #ec88ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ec88ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 136 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ec88ba, #ec8888); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hot Pink.

Questions

What color is #EC88BA?: #EC88BA is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Bubblegum Beam. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EC88BA?: The RGB value is 236, 136, 186: 236 red, 136 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EC88BA?: The complementary color is #88ECBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EC88BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.