Palettes / Colors / #EC6FA3

#EC6FA3 — Light Pink

#EC6FA3 is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #EC6FA3 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EC6FA3 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6FECB8; it also sits naturally between #EC6FE2 and #EC796F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 44% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 31% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EC6FA3

.text { color: #EC6FA3; }
.background { background-color: #EC6FA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC6FA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 111, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(335, 77%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC6FA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 111, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC6FA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 111, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC6FA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC6FA3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6FECB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EC6FA3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC6FA3

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #EC6FA3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EC6FA3 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EC6FA2  ·  #EC6FA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC6FA3?

#EC6FA3 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 111, 163). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC6FA3?

#EC6FA3 is RGB 236, 111, 163 — HSL 335°, 77%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 53%, 31%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC6FA3?

Its complement is #6FECB8; analogous partners are #EC6FE2 and #EC796F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC6FA3 for text?

Black text on #EC6FA3 has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.85:1.