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#ECA2BC — Light Pink

#ECA2BC 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 #ECA2BC 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.

#ECA2BC 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 #A2ECD2; it also sits naturally between #ECA2E1 and #ECADA2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECA2BC · RGB 236, 162, 188

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Color values

HEX#ECA2BC
RGB236, 162, 188
HSL339°, 66%, 78%
HSV339°, 31%, 93%
CMYK0%, 31%, 20%, 7%
XYZ56.59, 47.30, 53.73
Yxy47.30, 0.3590, 0.3001
CIE-Lab74.38, 31.05, -2.21
Hunter Lab68.78, 30.66, -1.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 64% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 20% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECA2BC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECA2BC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECA2BC

.text { color: #ECA2BC; }
.background { background-color: #ECA2BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECA2BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 162, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(339, 66%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECA2BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 162, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECA2BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 162, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECA2BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECA2BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECA2BC

#E684A6#DF628E#D94579#CB2A62#AE2454#901D46#6E1735#501027#2F0A16#110308

Tints of #ECA2BC

#EEAAC2#EFB3C8#F0B7CB#F2C0D1#F4C8D7#F5D0DD#F7D9E4#F8DDE7#FAE6ED#FCEEF3

Tones of #ECA2BC

#E7A7BD#E1ADBF#DCB2C1#D7B7C2#D2BCC4#CCC2C5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A2ECD2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.01:1 Fails
Against black text10.46:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECA2BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECA2BC

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 #ECA2BC: ·

How #ECA2BC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CCCBB6Deuteranopia · #D0D6B4Tritanopia · #E8B1B0

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 #ECA2BC rather than the exact color:

Rustic Ruby Mirage
#178F6A · #3FE0C5 · #E6638C · #E9A1BA
Palette Eda1c1
#EDA1C1 · #FAB2AC · #BEE4D2 · #D7F8F7
Royal Garden
#EA9FB8 · #EA85A8 · #DB2463 · #8B183F
Palette Fdf4f5
#FDF4F5 · #E8A0BF · #BA90C6 · #C0DBEA
Dreamy Monsoon
#16AC71 · #51E98B · #E5347B · #EDA4B7
Palette Be8abf
#BE8ABF · #EA9ABB · #FEA5AD · #F8C3AF

Similar colors

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

#E9A1BA#EDA1C1#EA9FB8#E8A0BF#EDA4B7#EA9ABB#EDA9B7#F3A0C2#E8A9B7#F39EB6#E6A4B4#EE99C2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECA2BB  ·  #ECA2BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECA2BC?

#ECA2BC is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 162, 188). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECA2BC?

#ECA2BC is RGB 236, 162, 188 — HSL 339°, 66%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 20%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECA2BC?

Its complement is #A2ECD2; analogous partners are #ECA2E1 and #ECADA2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECA2BC for text?

Black text on #ECA2BC has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.