Information about #EC6C63 color

#EC6C63 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EC6C63 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(236, 108, 99) — 92.5% red, 42.4% green, 38.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 50 / 54 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #EC6C63 reads as a strongly colored earthy red and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. 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 Sticky Fingers (#EF735E). Slightly further away sit Terra Cotta (#E2725B) and Eclipto Coral (#F97068).

In RGB terms — rgb(236, 108, 99) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EC6C63: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) 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.

#EC6C63 color variations

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

#EC6C63 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 #EC6C63

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

#EC6C63 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EC6C63
  • RGB236, 108, 99
  • CMYK0, 50, 54, 7
  • HSL4°, 78%, 66%
  • HSL Precise3.942°, 78.286%, 65.686%
  • HSV4°, 58%, 93%
  • HSB4°, 58%, 93%
  • HEX IDEC6C63
  • DECIMAL ID15494243
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38.8%
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