Palettes / Colors / #EC646B

#EC646B — Light Vivid Red

#EC646B is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color Salmon (#FA8072). It belongs to the red family.

#EC646B is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 #65ECE5; it also sits naturally between #EC65AF and #ECA265. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 39% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 55% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EC646B

.text { color: #EC646B; }
.background { background-color: #EC646B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC646B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 100, 107); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 78%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC646B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 100, 107, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC646B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 100, 107, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC646B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC646B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EC646B

Tints of #EC646B

Tones of #EC646B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #65ECE5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EC646B: #000000.

How #EC646B looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EC646B rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC646B?

#EC646B is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 236, 100, 107). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC646B?

#EC646B is RGB 236, 100, 107 — HSL 357°, 78%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 58%, 55%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC646B?

Its complement is #65ECE5; analogous partners are #EC65AF and #ECA265. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC646B for text?

Black text on #EC646B has a contrast ratio of 6.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.18:1.