Palettes / Colors / #ECAAAA
#ECAAAA — Light Red
#ECAAAA 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 #ECAAAA 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.
#ECAAAA 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 #ACECEC; it also sits naturally between #ECACCC and #ECCCAC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECAAAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 170, 170 |
| HSL | 0°, 63%, 80% |
| HSV | 0°, 28%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 28%, 28%, 7% |
| XYZ | 56.22, 49.48, 44.62 |
| Yxy | 49.48, 0.3740, 0.3292 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.75, 24.24, 9.64 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.35, 23.69, 8.11 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 67% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 28% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECAAAA
.text { color: #ECAAAA; }
.background { background-color: #ECAAAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECAAAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 170, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 63%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECAAAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 170, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECAAAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 170, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECAAAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECAAAA">Div content here</div>
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Tones of #ECAAAA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #ACECEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.93:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.90:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECAAAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECAAAA
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 #ECAAAA: ·
How #ECAAAA 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 #ECAAAA 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 #ECAAAA?
#ECAAAA is Light Red, a red color (RGB 236, 170, 170). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECAAAA?
#ECAAAA is RGB 236, 170, 170 — HSL 0°, 63%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 28%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECAAAA?
Its complement is #ACECEC; analogous partners are #ECACCC and #ECCCAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECAAAA for text?
Black text on #ECAAAA has a contrast ratio of 10.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.