Information about #EC946E color

#EC946E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #EC946E is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(236, 148, 110) (92.5% red, 58% green, 43.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 35 / 49 / 7 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #EC946E reads as a strongly colored warm orange 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 practically indistinguishable from Sawtooth Oak (#EC956C). Slightly further away sit Pastel Persimmon (#EF9967) and Middle Red (#E58E73).

The recipe behind #EC946E is rgb(236, 148, 110), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #EC946E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#EC946E color variations

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

#EC946E 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 #EC946E

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EC946E
  • RGB236, 148, 110
  • CMYK0, 35, 49, 7
  • CSSrgb(236, 148, 110)
  • HSL18°, 77%, 68%
  • HSL Precise18.095°, 76.829%, 67.843%
  • HSV18°, 53%, 93%
  • HSB18°, 53%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.925
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.925, 0.580, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.925, 0.580, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.925, 0.580, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEC946E
  • DECIMAL ID15504494
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01