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#ECA2CC — Light Pink

#ECA2CC 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 #ECA2CC 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.

#ECA2CC 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 #A2ECC2; it also sits naturally between #E7A2EC and #ECA2A7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECA2CC · RGB 236, 162, 204

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Color values

HEX#ECA2CC
RGB236, 162, 204
HSL326°, 66%, 78%
HSV326°, 31%, 93%
CMYK0%, 31%, 14%, 7%
XYZ58.41, 48.03, 63.32
Yxy48.03, 0.3441, 0.2829
CIE-Lab74.85, 33.52, -10.31
Hunter Lab69.31, 33.38, -9.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 64% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECA2CC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECA2CC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECA2CC

.text { color: #ECA2CC; }
.background { background-color: #ECA2CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECA2CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 162, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(326, 66%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECA2CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 162, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECA2CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 162, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECA2CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECA2CC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECA2CC

#E684BC#DF62A9#D94599#CB2A85#AE2472#901D5E#6E1748#501035#2F0A1F#11030B

Tints of #ECA2CC

#EEAAD0#EFB3D5#F0B7D7#F2C0DC#F4C8E1#F5D0E5#F7D9EA#F8DDEC#FAE6F1#FCEEF6

Tones of #ECA2CC

#E7A7CB#E1ADCA#DCB2CA#D7B7C9#D2BCC8#CCC2C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A2ECC2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.98:1 Fails
Against black text10.61:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECA2CC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECA2CC

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 #ECA2CC: ·

How #ECA2CC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CCCBC2Deuteranopia · #D0D6BFTritanopia · #E8BAB8

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 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECA2CC rather than the exact color:

Crimson Ruby Ember
#25649C · #4C40D2 · #B867DB · #E9A1D2
Scarlet Ruby Summit
#21B255 · #63E274 · #C4248A · #E8A7D1
Palette F0a8d0
#F0A8D0 · #F7B5CA · #FFC6C6 · #FFEBD4
Velvet Ruby Marble
#134FA9 · #4D1CE5 · #DA5AEC · #F4A0C9
Palette 91ddcf
#91DDCF · #F7F9F2 · #E8C5E5 · #F19ED2
Modern Canyon
#0F9939 · #70F1B8 · #EC3BB6 · #F09FD4

Similar colors

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

#E9A1D2#E8A7D1#F0A8D0#F4A0C9#F19ED2#F09FD4#F1A8D3#F1A4D5#E3A5C7#ED9ED6#EDA1C1#E4A3D4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECA2CB  ·  #ECA2CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECA2CC?

#ECA2CC is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 162, 204). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECA2CC?

#ECA2CC is RGB 236, 162, 204 — HSL 326°, 66%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECA2CC?

Its complement is #A2ECC2; analogous partners are #E7A2EC and #ECA2A7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECA2CC for text?

Black text on #ECA2CC has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.