HEX atlas value

#EC928D

#EC928D is a warm red HEX color close to Salmon Rose. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 146, 141, HSL 3, 71%, 74%, has luminance 0.4031, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#EC928D Sample readable text

HEX #EC928D

RGB rgb(236, 146, 141)

HSL hsl(3 71% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 38, 40, 7)

Luminance 0.4031

Contrast Black 9.06:1White 2.32:1

CSS

--color-ec928d: #EC928D;
.background-ec928d { background-color: #EC928D; }
.text-ec928d { color: #EC928D; }

Luminance0.4031

Black text9.06:1AA Pass

White text2.32:1AA 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":"#EC928D","rgb":[236,146,141],"hsl":[3,71,74],"cmyk":[0,38,40,7],"luminance":0.4031,"contrast":{"black":9.06,"white":2.32}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.06,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.32,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F9DEDC","hex":"#F9DEDC","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.51,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#8EE7EC","hex":"#8EE7EC","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.79,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#ECC18E","hex":"#ECC18E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.59,"contrastWhite":1.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.56,"contrastWhite":1.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Salmon Pink","hex":"#FF91A4","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.84,"contrastWhite":2.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Salmon Rose adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ec928d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-coral.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8EE7EC","analogous":["#EC8EB8","#ECC18E"],"triadic":["#8EEC92","#928EEC"],"tetradic":["#B8EC8E","#8EE7EC","#C18EEC"],"splitComplementary":["#8EECC1","#8EB8EC"],"monochromatic":["#F9DEDC","#EC928D","#DE473F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F9DEDC","dark":"#DE473F","saturated":"#FA857F","desaturated":"#DD9F9C","pastel":"#FEFBFB","neon":"#FFA8A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":6.708203932499369},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":19.6468827043885},{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":22.561028345356956},{"slug":"salmon-pink","name":"Salmon Pink","hex":"#FF91A4","distance":29.8496231131986},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":30.298514815086232}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EC928D

#EC928D is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #EC928D is visually closest to Salmon Rose, a named red color with HEX #E7968B.

The RGB channels are 236, 146, and 141, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 3deg with 71% saturation and 74% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light 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-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.4031, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 6.71, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.06:1AA Pass

White text2.32:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EC928D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.06:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.32:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F9DEDC#000000 text · best 16.51:1#F9DEDC

#8EE7EC#000000 text · best 14.79:1#8EE7EC

#ECC18E#000000 text · best 12.59:1#ECC18E

Light Salmon#000000 text · best 10.56:1#FFA07A

Salmon Pink#000000 text · best 9.84:1#FF91A4

Generated Palette

#EC928D#EC928D

#8EE7EC#8EE7EC

#EC8EB8#EC8EB8

#ECC18E#ECC18E

#F9DEDC#F9DEDC

#DE473F#DE473F

Color Harmonies

#8EE7EC#8EE7EC

#EC8EB8#EC8EB8

#ECC18E#ECC18E

#8EEC92#8EEC92

#928EEC#928EEC

Variants

#F9DEDC#F9DEDC

#DE473F#DE473F

#FA857F#FA857F

#DD9F9C#DD9F9C

#FEFBFB#FEFBFB

#FFA8A3#FFA8A3

Nearest Named Colors

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Light Coral#F08080

Salmon Pink#FF91A4

Light Salmon#FFA07A

#EC928D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EC928D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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