Palettes / Colors / #ECA2AB
#ECA2AB — Light Red
#ECA2AB 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 #ECA2AB 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.
#ECA2AB is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #A2ECE3; it also sits naturally between #ECA2D0 and #ECBEA2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECA2AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 162, 171 |
| HSL | 353°, 66%, 78% |
| HSV | 353°, 31%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 31%, 28%, 7% |
| XYZ | 54.86, 46.61, 44.63 |
| Yxy | 46.61, 0.3755, 0.3190 |
| CIE-Lab | 73.94, 28.63, 6.50 |
| Hunter Lab | 68.27, 28.04, 5.52 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 64% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 28% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECA2AB
.text { color: #ECA2AB; }
.background { background-color: #ECA2AB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECA2AB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 162, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 66%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECA2AB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 162, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECA2AB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 162, 171, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECA2AB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECA2AB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A2ECE3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.03:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.32:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECA2AB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECA2AB
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ECA2AB: ·
How #ECA2AB 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 #ECA2AB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ECA2AB?
#ECA2AB is Light Red, a red color (RGB 236, 162, 171). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECA2AB?
#ECA2AB is RGB 236, 162, 171 — HSL 353°, 66%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 28%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECA2AB?
Its complement is #A2ECE3; analogous partners are #ECA2D0 and #ECBEA2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECA2AB for text?
Black text on #ECA2AB has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.