Palettes / Colors / #ECA2BD

#ECA2BD — Light Pink

#ECA2BD 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 #ECA2BD 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.

#ECA2BD 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 #A2ECD1; it also sits naturally between #ECA2E2 and #ECACA2. 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 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

CSS code for #ECA2BD

.text { color: #ECA2BD; }
.background { background-color: #ECA2BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECA2BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 162, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(338, 66%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECA2BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 162, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECA2BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 162, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECA2BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECA2BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A2ECD1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECA2BD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECA2BD

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 #ECA2BD 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 #ECA2BD 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

← #ECA2BC  ·  #ECA2BE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECA2BD?

#ECA2BD is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 162, 189). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECA2BD?

#ECA2BD is RGB 236, 162, 189 — HSL 338°, 66%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 20%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECA2BD?

Its complement is #A2ECD1; analogous partners are #ECA2E2 and #ECACA2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECA2BD for text?

Black text on #ECA2BD has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.