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#ECA2BF — Light Pink

#ECA2BF 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 #ECA2BF 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.

#ECA2BF 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 #A2ECCE; it also sits naturally between #ECA2E5 and #ECA9A2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECA2BF · RGB 236, 162, 191

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Color values

HEX#ECA2BF
RGB236, 162, 191
HSL336°, 66%, 78%
HSV336°, 31%, 93%
CMYK0%, 31%, 19%, 7%
XYZ56.92, 47.44, 55.45
Yxy47.44, 0.3562, 0.2968
CIE-Lab74.47, 31.50, -3.73
Hunter Lab68.87, 31.15, -3.39

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 64% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 19% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECA2BF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECA2BF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECA2BF

.text { color: #ECA2BF; }
.background { background-color: #ECA2BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECA2BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 162, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(336, 66%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECA2BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 162, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECA2BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 162, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECA2BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECA2BF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECA2BF

#E684AB#DF6294#D94580#CB2A6A#AE245B#901D4B#6E173A#50102A#2F0A18#110309

Tints of #ECA2BF

#EEAAC5#EFB3CB#F0B7CE#F2C0D4#F4C8D9#F5D0DF#F7D9E5#F8DDE8#FAE6EE#FCEEF3

Tones of #ECA2BF

#E7A7C1#E1ADC2#DCB2C3#D7B7C4#D2BCC5#CCC2C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A2ECCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.00:1 Fails
Against black text10.49:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECA2BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECA2BF

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 #ECA2BF: ·

How #ECA2BF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CCCBB8Deuteranopia · #D0D6B6Tritanopia · #E8B2B1

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 #ECA2BF rather than the exact color:

Palette Eda1c1
#EDA1C1 · #FAB2AC · #BEE4D2 · #D7F8F7
Palette Fdf4f5
#FDF4F5 · #E8A0BF · #BA90C6 · #C0DBEA
Rustic Ruby Mirage
#178F6A · #3FE0C5 · #E6638C · #E9A1BA
Royal Garden
#EA9FB8 · #EA85A8 · #DB2463 · #8B183F
Electric Petal
#3E15AC · #AA1DE4 · #EB57D4 · #F3A0C2
Dreamy Monsoon
#16AC71 · #51E98B · #E5347B · #EDA4B7

Similar colors

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

#EDA1C1#E8A0BF#E9A1BA#EA9FB8#F3A0C2#EDA4B7#EA9ABB#EE99C2#EDA9B7#F1ACBD#E8A9B7#E5ABBE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECA2BE  ·  #ECA2C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECA2BF?

#ECA2BF is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 162, 191). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECA2BF?

#ECA2BF is RGB 236, 162, 191 — HSL 336°, 66%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 19%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECA2BF?

Its complement is #A2ECCE; analogous partners are #ECA2E5 and #ECA9A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECA2BF for text?

Black text on #ECA2BF has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.