HEX atlas value

#EC6565

#EC6565 is a warm red HEX color close to Terracotta. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 101, 101, HSL 0, 78%, 66%, has luminance 0.2808, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#EC6565 Sample readable text

HEX #EC6565

RGB rgb(236, 101, 101)

HSL hsl(0 78% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 57, 57, 7)

Luminance 0.2808

Contrast Black 6.62:1White 3.17:1

CSS

--color-ec6565: #EC6565;
.background-ec6565 { background-color: #EC6565; }
.text-ec6565 { color: #EC6565; }

Luminance0.2808

Black text6.62:1AA Pass

White text3.17:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#EC6565","rgb":[236,101,101],"hsl":[0,78,66],"cmyk":[0,57,57,7],"luminance":0.2808,"contrast":{"black":6.62,"white":3.17}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.62,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.17,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#65ECEC","hex":"#65ECEC","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.76,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F6B6B6","hex":"#F6B6B6","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.29,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#ECA865","hex":"#ECA865","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.36,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.4,"contrastWhite":2.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Coral Reef","hex":"#FD7C6E","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.28,"contrastWhite":2.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Terracotta adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ec6565.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terracotta.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coral-reef.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#65ECEC","analogous":["#EC65A8","#ECA865"],"triadic":["#65EC65","#6565EC"],"tetradic":["#A8EC65","#65ECEC","#A865EC"],"splitComplementary":["#65ECA8","#65A8EC"],"monochromatic":["#F6B6B6","#EC6565","#DA1B1B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6B6B6","dark":"#DA1B1B","saturated":"#FF5252","desaturated":"#D97878","pastel":"#F7DADA","neon":"#FF7A7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":19.209372712298546},{"slug":"burnt-sienna","name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","distance":25.179356624028344},{"slug":"coral-reef","name":"Coral Reef","hex":"#FD7C6E","distance":29.9833287011299},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":33.075670817082454},{"slug":"indian-red","name":"Indian Red","hex":"#CD5C5C","distance":33.51119216023208}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EC6565

#EC6565 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #EC6565 is visually closest to Terracotta, a named orange color with HEX #E2725B.

The RGB channels are 236, 101, and 101, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 78% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.2808, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.21, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.62:1AA Pass

White text3.17:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EC6565 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.62:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.17:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#65ECEC#000000 text · best 14.76:1#65ECEC

#F6B6B6#000000 text · best 12.29:1#F6B6B6

#ECA865#000000 text · best 10.36:1#ECA865

Salmon#000000 text · best 8.4:1#FA8072

Coral Reef#000000 text · best 8.28:1#FD7C6E

Generated Palette

#EC6565#EC6565

#65ECEC#65ECEC

#EC65A8#EC65A8

#ECA865#ECA865

#F6B6B6#F6B6B6

#DA1B1B#DA1B1B

Color Harmonies

#65ECEC#65ECEC

#EC65A8#EC65A8

#ECA865#ECA865

#65EC65#65EC65

#6565EC#6565EC

Variants

#F6B6B6#F6B6B6

#DA1B1B#DA1B1B

#FF5252#FF5252

#D97878#D97878

#F7DADA#F7DADA

#FF7A7A#FF7A7A

Nearest Named Colors

Terracotta#E2725B

Burnt Sienna#E97451

Coral Reef#FD7C6E

Salmon#FA8072

Indian Red#CD5C5C

#EC6565

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EC6565

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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