HEX atlas value

#EC8665

#EC8665 is a warm orange HEX color close to Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 134, 101, HSL 15, 78%, 66%, has luminance 0.3582, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EC8665 Sample readable text

HEX #EC8665

RGB rgb(236, 134, 101)

HSL hsl(15 78% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 43, 57, 7)

Luminance 0.3582

Contrast Black 8.16:1White 2.57:1

CSS

--color-ec8665: #EC8665;
.background-ec8665 { background-color: #EC8665; }
.text-ec8665 { color: #EC8665; }

Luminance0.3582

Black text8.16:1AA Pass

White text2.57:1AA 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":"#EC8665","rgb":[236,134,101],"hsl":[15,78,66],"cmyk":[0,43,57,7],"luminance":0.3582,"contrast":{"black":8.16,"white":2.57}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.16,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.57,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F6C6B6","hex":"#F6C6B6","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.67,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#ECCA65","hex":"#ECCA65","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.2,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#65CAEC","hex":"#65CAEC","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.21,"contrastWhite":1.87,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.11,"contrastWhite":2.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.4,"contrastWhite":2.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Salmon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ec8665.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coral-reef.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terracotta.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#65CAEC","analogous":["#EC6586","#ECCA65"],"triadic":["#65EC86","#8665EC"],"tetradic":["#86EC65","#65CAEC","#CA65EC"],"splitComplementary":["#65ECCA","#6586EC"],"monochromatic":["#F6C6B6","#EC8665","#DA4B1B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6C6B6","dark":"#DA4B1B","saturated":"#FF7D52","desaturated":"#D99078","pastel":"#F7E1DA","neon":"#FF9C7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":20.024984394500787},{"slug":"coral-reef","name":"Coral Reef","hex":"#FD7C6E","distance":21.6794833886788},{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":24.49489742783178},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":25.37715508089904},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":26.570660511172846}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EC8665

#EC8665 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EC8665 is visually closest to Salmon, a named red color with HEX #FA8072.

The RGB channels are 236, 134, and 101, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 15deg 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 0.3582, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.02, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.16:1AA Pass

White text2.57:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EC8665 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.16:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.57:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F6C6B6#000000 text · best 13.67:1#F6C6B6

#ECCA65#000000 text · best 13.2:1#ECCA65

#65CAEC#000000 text · best 11.21:1#65CAEC

Dark Salmon#000000 text · best 9.11:1#E9967A

Salmon#000000 text · best 8.4:1#FA8072

Generated Palette

#EC8665#EC8665

#65CAEC#65CAEC

#EC6586#EC6586

#ECCA65#ECCA65

#F6C6B6#F6C6B6

#DA4B1B#DA4B1B

Color Harmonies

#65CAEC#65CAEC

#EC6586#EC6586

#ECCA65#ECCA65

#65EC86#65EC86

#8665EC#8665EC

Variants

#F6C6B6#F6C6B6

#DA4B1B#DA4B1B

#FF7D52#FF7D52

#D99078#D99078

#F7E1DA#F7E1DA

#FF9C7A#FF9C7A

Nearest Named Colors

Salmon#FA8072

Coral Reef#FD7C6E

Terracotta#E2725B

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Dark Salmon#E9967A

#EC8665

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EC8665

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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