Information about #EC6997 color

#EC6997 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #EC6997 belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(236, 105, 151) — 92.5% red, 41.2% green, 59.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 51 / 33 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#EC6997 is a strongly colored romantic rose that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Blush Red (#E56E94). Slightly further away sit Medium Pink (#F36196) and Light Crimson (#F56991).

In RGB terms — rgb(236, 105, 151) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EC6997: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#EC6997 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#EC6997 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #EC6997

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Blush Red color link
Blush Red

#E56E94

Medium Pink color link
Medium Pink

#F36196

Rosy Pink color link
Rosy Pink

#F6688E

Cyclamen color link
Cyclamen

#F56FA1

Pink Cupcake color link
Pink Cupcake

#E45E9D

Deep Blush color link
Deep Blush

#E36F8A

China Pink color link
China Pink

#DE6FA1

Sign Pink color link
Sign Pink

#E57A98

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EC6997
  • RGB236, 105, 151
  • CMYK0, 51, 33, 7
  • CSSrgb(236, 105, 151)
  • HSL339°, 78%, 67%
  • HSL Precise338.931°, 77.515%, 66.863%
  • HSV339°, 56%, 93%
  • HSB339°, 56%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.925
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.925, 0.412, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.925, 0.412, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.925, 0.412, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEC6997
  • DECIMAL ID15493527
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01