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#EC0451 — Vivid Pink

#EC0451 is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #EC0451 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EC0451 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #04EC9F; it also sits naturally between #EC04C5 and #EC2A04. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EC0451 · RGB 236, 4, 81

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Color values

HEX#EC0451
RGB236, 4, 81
HSL340°, 97%, 47%
HSV340°, 98%, 93%
CMYK0%, 98%, 66%, 7%
XYZ36.12, 18.51, 9.45
Yxy18.51, 0.5636, 0.2889
CIE-Lab50.11, 77.20, 25.43
Hunter Lab43.03, 78.07, 15.32

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 2% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 66% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #EC0451 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EC0451 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EC0451

.text { color: #EC0451; }
.background { background-color: #EC0451; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC0451; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 4, 81); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(340, 97%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC0451; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 4, 81, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC0451; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 4, 81, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC0451">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC0451">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EC0451

#D8034A#BF0342#AB033B#970234#83022D#690224#55011D#410116#28010E#140007

Tints of #EC0451

#FB0E5D#FC276E#FC407F#FC5990#FD72A1#FD86AE#FEA0BF#FEB9D0#FED2E1#FFEBF2

Tones of #EC0451

#DB1457#CB255C#BA3662#AA4667#99566D#896772

Color harmonies

Complementary — #04EC9F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.47:1 AA large only
Against black text4.70:1 AA

Best text color on #EC0451: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC0451

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EC0451: ·

How #EC0451 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #88853EDeuteranopia · #95A63ATritanopia · #E0302C

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind rose 600 · #E11D48Material Pink 500 · #E91E63Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EC0451 rather than the exact color:

Palette 7c00fe
#7C00FE · #F9E400 · #FFAF00 · #F5004F
Palette E4004b
#E4004B · #ED775A · #FAD691 · #C9CDCF
Palette 04879c
#04879C · #0C3C78 · #090030 · #F30A49
Palette C7db9c
#C7DB9C · #FFF0BD · #FDAB9E · #E50046
Palette Fbf9fa
#FBF9FA · #FD0054 · #A80038 · #2B2024
Serene Orchard
#13CF9C · #6AF1B0 · #E7154F · #F3B2C3

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F5004F#E4004B#F30A49#E50046#FD0054#E7154F#E00543#FF0052#E90064#FF004D#FF0A54#FF0B55

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EC0450  ·  #EC0452 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC0451?

#EC0451 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 4, 81). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC0451?

#EC0451 is RGB 236, 4, 81 — HSL 340°, 97%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 98%, 66%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC0451?

Its complement is #04EC9F; analogous partners are #EC04C5 and #EC2A04. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC0451 for text?

Black text on #EC0451 has a contrast ratio of 4.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.47:1.