Information about #EC7E7E color

#EC7E7E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EC7E7E falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(236, 126, 126) — 92.5% red, 49.4% green, 49.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 43 / 43 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #EC7E7E reads as a vivid, lively red and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Coral (#F08080). Slightly further away sit Geraldine (#E77B75) and Congo Pink (#F88379).

In RGB terms — rgb(236, 126, 126) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. #EC7E7E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#EC7E7E color variations

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

#EC7E7E 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 #EC7E7E

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

Light Coral color link
Light Coral

#F08080

Geraldine color link
Geraldine

#E77B75

Congo Pink color link
Congo Pink

#F88379

Glorious color link
Glorious

#F07771

Candy Pink color link
Candy Pink

#E4717A

Sea Pink color link
Sea Pink

#DB817E

Soft Red color link
Soft Red

#F47174

Salmon color link
Salmon

#FA8072

Apricot Red color link
Apricot Red

#E8917D

Ibis Wing color link
Ibis Wing

#F58F84

Glamour Puss color link
Glamour Puss

#F8748B

Froly color link
Froly

#E56D75

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EC7E7E
  • RGB236, 126, 126
  • CMYK0, 43, 43, 7
  • CSSrgb(236, 126, 126)
  • HSL0°, 74%, 71%
  • HSL Precise0°, 74.324%, 70.98%
  • HSV0°, 47%, 93%
  • HSB0°, 47%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.925
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.925, 0.494, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.925, 0.494, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.925, 0.494, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEC7E7E
  • DECIMAL ID15498878
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01