Palettes / Colors / #EC74AB

#EC74AB — Light Pink

#EC74AB is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color HotPink (#FF69B4). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: hotpink (#FF69B4) — not an exact match. CSS hotpink gives you #FF69B4, a different color; use #EC74AB 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.

#EC74AB 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 #74ECB6; it also sits naturally between #EC74E6 and #EC7A74. 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 45% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 51% · Yellow 28% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EC74AB

.text { color: #EC74AB; }
.background { background-color: #EC74AB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC74AB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 116, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(333, 76%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC74AB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 116, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC74AB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 116, 171, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC74AB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC74AB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #74ECB6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EC74AB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC74AB

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:

How #EC74AB 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 #EC74AB 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 #EC74AB?

#EC74AB is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 116, 171). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC74AB?

#EC74AB is RGB 236, 116, 171 — HSL 333°, 76%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 51%, 28%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC74AB?

Its complement is #74ECB6; analogous partners are #EC74E6 and #EC7A74. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC74AB for text?

Black text on #EC74AB has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.74:1.