Palettes / Colors / #ECA2CA
#ECA2CA — Light Pink
#ECA2CA is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #ECA2CA 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.
#ECA2CA 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 #A2ECC4; it also sits naturally between #E9A2EC and #ECA2A4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECA2CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 162, 202 |
| HSL | 328°, 66%, 78% |
| HSV | 328°, 31%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 31%, 14%, 7% |
| XYZ | 58.17, 47.94, 62.06 |
| Yxy | 47.94, 0.3459, 0.2850 |
| CIE-Lab | 74.79, 33.20, -9.30 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.24, 33.03, -8.78 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 64% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECA2CA
.text { color: #ECA2CA; }
.background { background-color: #ECA2CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECA2CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 162, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(328, 66%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECA2CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 162, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECA2CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 162, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECA2CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECA2CA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A2ECC4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.98:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.59:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECA2CA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECA2CA
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 #ECA2CA: ·
How #ECA2CA 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 #ECA2CA 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 #ECA2CA?
#ECA2CA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 162, 202). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECA2CA?
#ECA2CA is RGB 236, 162, 202 — HSL 328°, 66%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 14%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECA2CA?
Its complement is #A2ECC4; analogous partners are #E9A2EC and #ECA2A4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECA2CA for text?
Black text on #ECA2CA has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.