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#ECA2BA — Light Pink

#ECA2BA is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #ECA2BA 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.

#ECA2BA is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A2ECD4; it also sits naturally between #ECA2DE and #ECAFA2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECA2BA · RGB 236, 162, 186

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Color values

HEX#ECA2BA
RGB236, 162, 186
HSL341°, 66%, 78%
HSV341°, 31%, 93%
CMYK0%, 31%, 21%, 7%
XYZ56.38, 47.22, 52.60
Yxy47.22, 0.3609, 0.3023
CIE-Lab74.33, 30.75, -1.19
Hunter Lab68.72, 30.34, -1.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 64% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECA2BA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECA2BA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECA2BA

.text { color: #ECA2BA; }
.background { background-color: #ECA2BA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECA2BA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 162, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(341, 66%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECA2BA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 162, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECA2BA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 162, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECA2BA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECA2BA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECA2BA

#E684A3#DF628A#D94574#CB2A5D#AE244F#901D42#6E1732#501025#2F0A15#110308

Tints of #ECA2BA

#EEAAC0#EFB3C6#F0B7C9#F2C0CF#F4C8D6#F5D0DC#F7D9E2#F8DDE6#FAE6EC#FCEEF2

Tones of #ECA2BA

#E7A7BB#E1ADBD#DCB2BF#D7B7C1#D2BCC3#CCC2C5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A2ECD4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.01:1 Fails
Against black text10.44:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECA2BA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECA2BA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ECA2BA: ·

How #ECA2BA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CCCBB4Deuteranopia · #D0D6B3Tritanopia · #E8B0AF

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECA2BA rather than the exact color:

Rustic Ruby Mirage
#178F6A · #3FE0C5 · #E6638C · #E9A1BA
Dreamy Monsoon
#16AC71 · #51E98B · #E5347B · #EDA4B7
Royal Garden
#EA9FB8 · #EA85A8 · #DB2463 · #8B183F
Palette Fdf4f5
#FDF4F5 · #E8A0BF · #BA90C6 · #C0DBEA
Palette Eda1c1
#EDA1C1 · #FAB2AC · #BEE4D2 · #D7F8F7
Royal Ruby Mirage
#17AB70 · #78EDD8 · #CF1C64 · #EDA9B7

Similar colors

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

#E9A1BA#EDA4B7#EA9FB8#E8A0BF#EDA1C1#EDA9B7#EA9ABB#E8A9B7#E6A4B4#F39EB6#EBA0B0#E6A2B1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECA2B9  ·  #ECA2BB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECA2BA?

#ECA2BA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 162, 186). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECA2BA?

#ECA2BA is RGB 236, 162, 186 — HSL 341°, 66%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 21%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECA2BA?

Its complement is #A2ECD4; analogous partners are #ECA2DE and #ECAFA2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECA2BA for text?

Black text on #ECA2BA has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.