Palettes / Colors / #EC9DAD

#EC9DAD — Light Red

#EC9DAD is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #EC9DAD 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.

#EC9DAD is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 #9CECDC; it also sits naturally between #EC9CD4 and #ECB49C. 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 62% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 27% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EC9DAD

.text { color: #EC9DAD; }
.background { background-color: #EC9DAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC9DAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 157, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 68%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC9DAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 157, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC9DAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 157, 173, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC9DAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC9DAD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9CECDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EC9DAD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC9DAD

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 #EC9DAD 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 #EC9DAD 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

← #EC9DAC  ·  #EC9DAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC9DAD?

#EC9DAD is Light Red, a red color (RGB 236, 157, 173). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC9DAD?

#EC9DAD is RGB 236, 157, 173 — HSL 348°, 68%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 27%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC9DAD?

Its complement is #9CECDC; analogous partners are #EC9CD4 and #ECB49C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC9DAD for text?

Black text on #EC9DAD has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.