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#EC9079 Lox

#EC9079 is a light, moderately saturated red named Lox. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 56.5% green and 47.5% blue (rgb(236, 144, 121)). Its HSL value is 12° hue, 75% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 49% yellow and 7% black. #EC9079 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.83:1.

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Variations of #EC9079

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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#EC9079 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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#EC9079 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EC9079 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BCB078
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A69C77
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BD9B77
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BCB078
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CBA578
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF828A
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F48A81
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCA29E

#EC9079 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.38:1 Very poor#EC9079 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.83:1 Very good#EC9079 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EC9079 in CSS

/* Lox */
.color { color: #EC9079; }
.background { background-color: #EC9079; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EC9079; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(236 144 121);
color: hsl(12 75% 70%);
color: oklch(0.744 0.117 34.8);

#EC9079 FAQ

What color is #EC9079?

#EC9079 is a light, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Lox. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EC9079?

#EC9079 is rgb(236, 144, 121) in RGB, hsl(12, 75%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 39%, 49%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EC9079?

The complementary color of #EC9079 is #79D5EC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EC9079?

Black text has the best contrast on #EC9079: 8.83:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EC9079 a warm or cool color?

#EC9079 is a warm color.