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EC7949

#EC7949 closest to Sassy Salmon

#EC7949 is a light, vivid orange; the closest named color is Sassy Salmon. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 47.5% green and 28.6% blue (rgb(236, 121, 73)). Its HSL value is 18° hue, 81% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 69% yellow and 7% black. #EC7949 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.40:1.

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Variations of #EC7949

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#EC7949 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#EC7949 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EC7949 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 73% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B4A347
  • Protanopia 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #988A44
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B58844
  • Deuteranopia 73% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B4A347
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C69646
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF626E
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F5705C
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B3928B

#EC7949 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.84:1 Very poor#EC7949 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.40:1 Very good#EC7949 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EC7949 in CSS

/* Sassy Salmon */
.color { color: #EC7949; }
.background { background-color: #EC7949; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EC7949; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(236 121 73);
color: hsl(18 81% 61%);
color: oklch(0.699 0.155 42.4);

#EC7949 FAQ

What color is #EC7949?

#EC7949 is a light, vivid orange. Its closest named color is Sassy Salmon. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EC7949?

#EC7949 is rgb(236, 121, 73) in RGB, hsl(18, 81%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 49%, 69%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EC7949?

The complementary color of #EC7949 is #49BCEC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EC7949?

Black text has the best contrast on #EC7949: 7.40:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EC7949 a warm or cool color?

#EC7949 is a warm color.