What color is #EC959D?

#EC959D is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pick Your Brain. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EC959D?

The RGB value is 236, 149, 157: 236 red, 149 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EC959D?

The complementary color is #95ECE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EC959D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EC959D color

#EC959D rgb(236, 149, 157)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EC959D is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 58.4% green and 61.6% blue (236, 149, 157).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 70% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 33% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pick Your Brain (#F1919A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#EC959D color codes

HEX	`#EC959D`
RGB	`rgb(236, 149, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 58.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 70%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 37%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 33%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.71, 33.69, 9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.71, 35.03, 15.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.427, 41.766, 37.245)`
Decimal	`15504797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EC959D, 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 #EC959D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EC959D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	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 #EC959D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ec959d; }
.text { color: #ec959d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ec959d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 149 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ec959d, #ecb895); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon Pink.

Questions

What color is #EC959D?: #EC959D is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pick Your Brain. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EC959D?: The RGB value is 236, 149, 157: 236 red, 149 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EC959D?: The complementary color is #95ECE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EC959D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.