Palettes / Colors / #EC8EB3

#EC8EB3 — Light Pink

#EC8EB3 is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color HotPink (#FF69B4). It belongs to the pink family.

#EC8EB3 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 #8EECC6; it also sits naturally between #EC8EE2 and #EC978E. 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 56% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 24% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EC8EB3

.text { color: #EC8EB3; }
.background { background-color: #EC8EB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC8EB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 142, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(336, 71%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC8EB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 142, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC8EB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 142, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC8EB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC8EB3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8EECC6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EC8EB3: #000000.

How #EC8EB3 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 #EC8EB3 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

← #EC8EB2  ·  #EC8EB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC8EB3?

#EC8EB3 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 142, 179). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC8EB3?

#EC8EB3 is RGB 236, 142, 179 — HSL 336°, 71%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 24%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC8EB3?

Its complement is #8EECC6; analogous partners are #EC8EE2 and #EC978E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC8EB3 for text?

Black text on #EC8EB3 has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.31:1.