Close to Watermelon
#EC577B
#EC577B is a light, vivid red, close to the color Watermelon. In RGB it’s made of 92.5% red, 34.1% green, and 48.2% blue. Its hue is 346°, with 80% saturation and 63% 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 #EC577B.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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6.22:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EC577B as they’d see it.
#EC577B in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #EC577B
What color is #EC577B?
#EC577B is a light, vivid red, close to the color Watermelon. In RGB it’s made of 92.5% red, 34.1% green, and 48.2% blue. Its hue is 346°, with 80% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EC577B in RGB?
#EC577B is rgb(236, 87, 123): 236 red, 87 green, and 123 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EC577B in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 63, 48, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EC577B?
PANTONE 204 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #EC577B?
Its complement #1B9D82 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.