#ec518e Color Information

#ec518e Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ec518e. In RGB, it consists of 92.5% Red, 31.8% Green, and 55.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 65.7% Magenta, 39.8% Yellow, and 7.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 336.4°, with saturation of 80.3% and lightness of 62.2%. The decimal value for #ec518e is 15487374, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff6699. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ec518e is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#ec518e Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color236, 81, 142 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color92.5%, 31.8%, 55.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.075, 0.682, 0.443 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.657, 0.398, 0.075 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color336.4°, 80.3%, 62.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color336.4°, 65.7%, 92.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color42.417, 25.671, 28.311 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color236, 81, 142 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15487374 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color57.723, 64.322, -0.543 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)57.723, 64.324, 359.517 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color57.723, 100.012, -13.097 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color50.666, 60.771, 2.337 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.440, 0.266, 25.671 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293677454 / 0xffec518e Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ff6699 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #ec518e

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ec518e, its pure hue is 336.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 80.3%, and its lightness is 62.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ec518e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1e0a12 to #cf477c.

Tints of #ec518e

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ec518e, its pure hue is 336.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 80.3%, and its lightness is 62.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ec518e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ee679c to #fde9f1.

Tones of #ec518e

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ec518e, its pure hue is 336.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 80.3%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ec518e, which range from #9f9f9f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff3e8a (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ec518e

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ec518e! For #ec518e, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ec518e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ec518e

This color, #ec518e, consists of 92.5% Red, 31.8% Green, and 55.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 236, Green = 81, Blue = 142. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ec518e is 0% Cyan, 65.7% Magenta, 39.8% Yellow, and 7.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R92.5%
C0.0%
G31.8%
M65.7%
B55.7%
Y39.8%
K7.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 236 81 142
Octal 354 121 216
Hexa #ec #51 #8e
Binary 11101100 01010001 10001110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 65 39 7
Octal 0 101 47 7
Hexa #00 #41 #27 #07
Binary 00000000 01000001 00100111 00000111

Analogous Colors of #ec518e

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ec518e — which has hue 336.4° — its analogous colors are located at 6.4° and 336.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ec518e.

Triadic Colors of #ec518e

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ec518e — which has hue 336.4° — its triadic colors are located at 96.4° and 336.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ec518e.

Complementary Color of #ec518e

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ec518e — which has hue 336.4° — its complementary color is located at 156.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ec518e.

Split Complementary Colors of #ec518e

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ec518e — which has hue 336.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 126.4° and 336.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ec518e.

Tetradic Colors of #ec518e

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ec518e — which has hue 336.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 246.4°, 336.4°, 66.4°, and 156.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ec518e.

Monochromatic Colors of #ec518e

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ec518e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #bc215e — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #faa3c5 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ec518e

We want to make getting started with #ec518e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ec518e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ec518e can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ec518e with other HTML elements.

#ec518e Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ec518e.
<span style="color: #ec518e;">The color of this text is #ec518e.</span>

#ec518e Background Color

The background color for this text is #ec518e.
<div style="background-color: #ec518e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ec518e.</div>

#ec518e Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ec518e.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ec518e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ec518e.</span>

#ec518e Border Color

This is a div with border color #ec518e.
<div style="border: #ec518e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ec518e.</div>

#ec518e Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ec518e on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ec518e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ec518e on a white background.</div></div>

#ec518e Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ec518e on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ec518e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ec518e on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ec518e to White

This is a gradient from #ec518e to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ec518e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ec518e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ec518e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ec518e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ec518e to white.</div>

Gradient from #ec518e to Black

This is a gradient from #ec518e to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ec518e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ec518e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ec518e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ec518e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ec518e to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ec518e

In addition to using #ec518e on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ec518e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ec518e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 236, Green = 81, Blue = 142). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ec518e in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ec518e
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(236, 81, 142)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ec518e; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ec518e; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ec518e; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(236, 81, 142);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ec518e")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:236, green:81, blue:142, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:236 green:81 blue:142 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(236f, 81f, 142f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(236, 81, 142);
 

#ec518e Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ec518e the same way. For those with color blindness, #ec518e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ec518e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ec518e is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ec518e looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ec518e will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ec518e is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.4:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #ec518e would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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