Close to Light Coral
#EC8080
#EC8080 is a light, rich red, close to the color Light Coral. In RGB it’s made of 92.5% red, 50.2% green, and 50.2% blue. Its hue is 0°, with 74% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #EC8080.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.64:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.97:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.64:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.97:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EC8080 as they’d see it.
#EC8080 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #EC8080
What color is #EC8080?
#EC8080 is a light, rich red, close to the color Light Coral. In RGB it’s made of 92.5% red, 50.2% green, and 50.2% blue. Its hue is 0°, with 74% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EC8080 in RGB?
#EC8080 is rgb(236, 128, 128): 236 red, 128 green, and 128 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EC8080 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 46, 46, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EC8080?
PANTONE 1635 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #EC8080?
Its complement #29B0B1 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.