Information about #EC9973 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #EC9973 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(236, 153, 115) — 92.5% red, 60% green, 45.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 33 / 47 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #EC9973 reads as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Sawtooth Oak (#EC956C). Slightly further away sit Dark Salmon (#E9967A) and Pastel Persimmon (#EF9967).

The recipe behind #EC9973 is rgb(236, 153, 115), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EC9973: 9.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#EC9973 color variations

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

#EC9973 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#EC9973 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#EC9973 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#EC9973 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#EC9973 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #EC9973

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

Sawtooth Oak color link
Sawtooth Oak

#EC956C

Dark Salmon color link
Dark Salmon

#E9967A

Pastel Persimmon color link
Pastel Persimmon

#EF9967

Middle Red color link
Middle Red

#E58E73

Apricot Red color link
Apricot Red

#E8917D

Meat color link
Meat

#F9906F

Apricot Nectar color link
Apricot Nectar

#ECAA79

Fawn color link
Fawn

#E5AA70

Pale Persimmon color link
Pale Persimmon

#FCA474

Burning Sand color link
Burning Sand

#D99376

Hit Pink color link
Hit Pink

#FDA470

Light Salmon color link
Light Salmon

#FFA07A

#EC9973 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EC9973
  • RGB236, 153, 115
  • CMYK0, 33, 47, 7
  • CSSrgb(236, 153, 115)
  • HSL19°, 76%, 69%
  • HSL Precise18.843°, 76.101%, 68.824%
  • HSV19°, 51%, 93%
  • HSB19°, 51%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.925
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.925, 0.600, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.925, 0.600, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.925, 0.600, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEC9973
  • DECIMAL ID15505779
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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