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#EC79A4 closest to Embarrassed

#EC79A4 is a light, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Embarrassed. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 47.5% green and 64.3% blue (rgb(236, 121, 164)). Its HSL value is 338° hue, 75% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 31% yellow and 7% black. #EC79A4 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.84:1.

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Variations of #EC79A4

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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#EC79A4 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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#EC79A4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EC79A4 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 70% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A7A6A1
  • Protanopia 68% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8A91A5
  • Protanomaly 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AC8EA4
  • Deuteranopia 70% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A7A6A1
  • Deuteranomaly 80% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BE98A2
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FC7289
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F37698
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9E9E9E
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B696A0

#EC79A4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.68:1 Very poor#EC79A4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.84:1 Very good#EC79A4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EC79A4 in CSS

/* Embarrassed */
.color { color: #EC79A4; }
.background { background-color: #EC79A4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EC79A4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(236 121 164);
color: hsl(338 75% 70%);
color: oklch(0.719 0.148 357.8);

#EC79A4 FAQ

What color is #EC79A4?

#EC79A4 is a light, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EC79A4?

#EC79A4 is rgb(236, 121, 164) in RGB, hsl(338, 75%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 49%, 31%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EC79A4?

The complementary color of #EC79A4 is #79ECC1, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EC79A4?

Black text has the best contrast on #EC79A4: 7.84:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EC79A4 a warm or cool color?

#EC79A4 is a warm color.