All About Color #EC7979

#EC7979

About #EC7979

#EC7979 is a light red color with the hex code #EC7979. In RGB it is red 236, green 121, blue 121; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 75%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 0%, 49%, 49%, 7%. Its contrast ratio is 2.77:1 on white and 7.58:1 on black.

#EC7979 Color Conversion

Hex tripletEC, 79, 79
CMYK0.00%, 48.73%, 48.73%, 7.45%
RGB Decimal236, 121, 121
HSL0°, 75%, 70%
RGB Octal354, 171, 171
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 48.73%, 92.55%
RGB Binary11101100, 1111001, 1111001
CIE-L*AB64.07, 44.22, 20.57
RGB Percent92.55%, 47.45%, 47.45%
CIE-L*CH64.07, 48.77, 24.94
XYZ44.88, 32.89, 22.07
CIE-L*UV64.07, 82.61, 17.82
xyY0.45, 0.33, 32.89
Hunter-Lab57.35, 39.33, 17.32
RYB92.55%, 47.45%, 47.45%

Color Accessibility Scores

#EC7979 on a dark background: contrast 7.58:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#EC7979 on a light background: contrast 2.77:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #EC7979, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#EC7979 · #F7C9C9 · #E02929 · #79ECEC · #C9F7F7

Analogous palette

#EC79EC · #EC79B3 · #EC7979 · #ECB379 · #ECEC79

Triadic palette

#EC7979 · #79EC79 · #7979EC · #F7C9C9 · #C9F7C9

Tetradic palette

#EC7979 · #B3EC79 · #79ECEC · #B279EC · #E02929

Monochromatic palette

#B31919 · #E23636 · #EC7979 · #F5BCBC · #FCE9E9

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