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#EC7983

#ec7983 ≈ Light Coral

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ec7983 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 47.45% green and 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.73% magenta, 44.49% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 354.78°, with 75.16% saturation and 70% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Coral (#f08080), ΔE 3.35.

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Relative luminance0.3315

Complementary

  1. #ec7983
  2. #79ece2

Split complementary

  1. #ec7983
  2. #79eca8
  3. #79bdec

Analogous

  1. #ec79bd
  2. #ec7983
  3. #eca879

Triadic

  1. #ec7983
  2. #83ec79
  3. #7983ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec7983
  2. #ece279
  3. #79ece2
  4. #7983ec

Square

  1. #ec7983
  2. #bdec79
  3. #79ece2
  4. #a879ec

Monochromatic

  1. #b31927
  2. #e23645
  3. #ec7983
  4. #f5bcc1
  5. #fcedee

Shades

#ec7983 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec7983
  2. #d46d76
  3. #bd6169
  4. #a5555c
  5. #8e494f
  6. #763d42
  7. #5e3034
  8. #472427
  9. #2f181a
  10. #180c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec7983 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec7983
  2. #ee868f
  3. #f0949c
  4. #f2a1a8
  5. #f4afb5
  6. #f6bcc1
  7. #f7c9cd
  8. #f9d7da
  9. #fbe4e6
  10. #fdf2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec7983 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec7983
  2. #e17a83
  3. #d67a82
  4. #cc7b82
  5. #c17c82
  6. #b67d82
  7. #ab7d81
  8. #a07e81
  9. #967f81
  10. #8b7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c18f93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #918e83 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea581 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff6b7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bc8683 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ca9582 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7717f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec7983 {
  color: #ec7983;
}
Background
.bg-ec7983 {
  background-color: #ec7983;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec7983 {
  border: 2px solid #ec7983;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec7983;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 121 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 75% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec7983 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec7983, #eca879);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec7983 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 121 131 / 0.35);
}

#f08080 Light Coral ΔE 3.35 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 7.38 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 8.12 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 8.62 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.72 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 8.73 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 8.97 #13867c Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Light Coral
#ec7983  rgb(236, 121, 131)  hsl(355, 75%, 70%)  Light Coral
#79ece2  rgb(121, 236, 226)  hsl(175, 75%, 70%)  Bright Turquoise
#83ec79  rgb(131, 236, 121)  hsl(115, 75%, 70%)  Light Green
#7983ec  rgb(121, 131, 236)  hsl(235, 75%, 70%)  Glaucous