#ec5564 Color Information

#ec5564 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ec5564. In RGB, it consists of 92.5% Red, 33.3% Green, and 39.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 64% Magenta, 57.6% Yellow, and 7.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 354.0°, with saturation of 79.9% and lightness of 62.9%. The decimal value for #ec5564 is 15488356, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff6666. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ec5564 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#ec5564 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color236, 85, 100 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color92.5%, 33.3%, 39.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.075, 0.667, 0.608 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.64, 0.576, 0.075 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color354.0°, 79.9%, 62.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color354.0°, 64.0%, 92.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color40.141, 25.250, 14.815 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color236, 85, 100 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15488356 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color57.318, 59.107, 23.544 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)57.318, 63.623, 21.719 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color57.318, 110.801, 16.490 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color50.249, 54.655, 17.694 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.500, 0.315, 25.250 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293678436 / 0xffec5564 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ff6666 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #ec5564

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ec5564, its pure hue is 354.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 79.9%, and its lightness is 62.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ec5564, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1e0b0d to #cf4a58.

Tints of #ec5564

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ec5564, its pure hue is 354.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 79.9%, and its lightness is 62.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ec5564, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ee6a77 to #fdeaec.

Tones of #ec5564

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ec5564, its pure hue is 354.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 79.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ec5564, which range from #a1a1a1 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff4255 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ec5564

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ec5564! For #ec5564, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ec5564. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ec5564

This color, #ec5564, consists of 92.5% Red, 33.3% Green, and 39.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 236, Green = 85, Blue = 100. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ec5564 is 0% Cyan, 64% Magenta, 57.6% Yellow, and 7.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R92.5%
C0.0%
G33.3%
M64.0%
B39.2%
Y57.6%
K7.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 236 85 100
Octal 354 125 144
Hexa #ec #55 #64
Binary 11101100 01010101 01100100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 63 57 7
Octal 0 77 71 7
Hexa #00 #3f #39 #07
Binary 00000000 00111111 00111001 00000111

Analogous Colors of #ec5564

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ec5564 — which has hue 354.0° — its analogous colors are located at 24.0° and 354.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ec5564.

Triadic Colors of #ec5564

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ec5564 — which has hue 354.0° — its triadic colors are located at 114.0° and 354.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ec5564.

Complementary Color of #ec5564

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ec5564 — which has hue 354.0° — its complementary color is located at 174.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ec5564.

Split Complementary Colors of #ec5564

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ec5564 — which has hue 354.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 144.0° and 354.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ec5564.

Tetradic Colors of #ec5564

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ec5564 — which has hue 354.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 264.0°, 354.0°, 84.0°, and 174.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ec5564.

Monochromatic Colors of #ec5564

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ec5564, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #c02232 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #faa5ae (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ec5564

We want to make getting started with #ec5564 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ec5564 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ec5564 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ec5564 with other HTML elements.

#ec5564 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ec5564.
<span style="color: #ec5564;">The color of this text is #ec5564.</span>

#ec5564 Background Color

The background color for this text is #ec5564.
<div style="background-color: #ec5564; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ec5564.</div>

#ec5564 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ec5564.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ec5564;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ec5564.</span>

#ec5564 Border Color

This is a div with border color #ec5564.
<div style="border: #ec5564 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ec5564.</div>

#ec5564 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ec5564 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ec5564; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ec5564 on a white background.</div></div>

#ec5564 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ec5564 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ec5564; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ec5564 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ec5564 to White

This is a gradient from #ec5564 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ec5564,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ec5564,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ec5564,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ec5564,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ec5564 to white.</div>

Gradient from #ec5564 to Black

This is a gradient from #ec5564 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ec5564,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ec5564,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ec5564,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ec5564,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ec5564 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ec5564

In addition to using #ec5564 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ec5564 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ec5564, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 236, Green = 85, Blue = 100). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ec5564 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ec5564
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(236, 85, 100)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ec5564; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ec5564; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ec5564; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(236, 85, 100);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ec5564")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:236, green:85, blue:100, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:236 green:85 blue:100 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(236f, 85f, 100f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(236, 85, 100);
 

#ec5564 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ec5564 the same way. For those with color blindness, #ec5564 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ec5564 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ec5564 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ec5564 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ec5564 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ec5564 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.5:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #ec5564 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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