Palettes / Colors / #ECAAA5
#ECAAA5 — Light Red
#ECAAA5 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #ECAAA5 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.
#ECAAA5 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #A7E8EC; it also sits naturally between #ECA7C5 and #ECCEA7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECAAA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 170, 165 |
| HSL | 4°, 65%, 79% |
| HSV | 4°, 30%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 28%, 30%, 7% |
| XYZ | 55.76, 49.30, 42.17 |
| Yxy | 49.30, 0.3787, 0.3348 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.64, 23.58, 12.21 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.21, 22.99, 10.09 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 67% · Blue 65%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 30% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECAAA5
.text { color: #ECAAA5; }
.background { background-color: #ECAAA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECAAA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 170, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 65%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECAAA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 170, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECAAA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 170, 165, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECAAA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECAAA5">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A7E8EC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.93:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.86:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECAAA5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECAAA5
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 #ECAAA5: ·
How #ECAAA5 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 #ECAAA5 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 #ECAAA5?
#ECAAA5 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 236, 170, 165). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECAAA5?
#ECAAA5 is RGB 236, 170, 165 — HSL 4°, 65%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 30%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECAAA5?
Its complement is #A7E8EC; analogous partners are #ECA7C5 and #ECCEA7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECAAA5 for text?
Black text on #ECAAA5 has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.