Information about #EC8883 color

#EC8883 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EC8883 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(236, 136, 131) — 92.5% red, 53.3% green, 51.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 39 / 41 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #EC8883 reads as a strongly colored earthy red and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Coral (#F08080). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ibis Wing (#F58F84) and Apricot Red (#E8917D).

In RGB terms — rgb(236, 136, 131) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EC8883: 8.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. #EC8883 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#EC8883 color variations

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

#EC8883 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 #EC8883

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

Ibis Wing color link
Ibis Wing

#F58F84

Apricot Red color link
Apricot Red

#E8917D

Sweet Pink color link
Sweet Pink

#EE918D

One Kin Dye color link
One Kin Dye

#F08F90

Congo Pink color link
Congo Pink

#F88379

Salmon Rose color link
Salmon Rose

#E7968B

Dark Salmon color link
Dark Salmon

#E9967A

Middle Red color link
Middle Red

#E58E73

Sea Pink color link
Sea Pink

#DB817E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EC8883
  • RGB236, 136, 131
  • CMYK0, 39, 41, 7
  • CSSrgb(236, 136, 131)
  • HSL3°, 73%, 72%
  • HSL Precise2.857°, 73.427%, 71.961%
  • HSV3°, 44%, 93%
  • HSB3°, 44%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.925
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • GLSLvec3(0.925, 0.533, 0.514)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.925, 0.533, 0.514, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.925, 0.533, 0.514)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB51.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEC8883
  • DECIMAL ID15501443
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01