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#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.

#ECAAAA · RGB 236, 170, 170

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Color values

HEX#ECAAAA
RGB236, 170, 170
HSL0°, 63%, 80%
HSV0°, 28%, 93%
CMYK0%, 28%, 28%, 7%
XYZ56.22, 49.48, 44.62
Yxy49.48, 0.3740, 0.3292
CIE-Lab75.75, 24.24, 9.64
Hunter Lab70.35, 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

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

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>

Shades of #ECAAAA

#E58B8B#DE6E6E#D64C4C#D02F2F#AF2828#8D2020#701919#4F1212#320B0B#110404

Tints of #ECAAAA

#EEB4B4#EFB8B8#F1C1C1#F2C5C5#F4CDCD#F6D5D5#F7DADA#F8E2E2#F9E6E6#FBEEEE

Tones of #ECAAAA

#E8B0B0#E3B5B5#DEBABA#DABEBE#D5C3C3#D1C7C7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACECEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.93:1 Fails
Against black text10.90:1 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:

100%
Sample heading text
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:

Protanopia · #CFCFAADeuteranopia · #D3D8AATritanopia · #E9AAAA

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 · #EC4899Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette 9cf196
#9CF196 · #ECEBA7 · #EBCE95 · #EDAAAA
Honey Ruby Meadow
#179A8D · #37E2C2 · #D51F31 · #EDADAD
Royal Ember
#F2C4EE · #ECAFAC · #F4F4DF · #BDF1BB
Palette E2dea9
#E2DEA9 · #D18CE0 · #ECA6A6 · #EEEEEE
Palette Ddf3f5
#DDF3F5 · #A6DCEF · #F2AAAA · #E36387
Palette 1f1d36
#1F1D36 · #3F3351 · #864879 · #E9A6A6

Similar colors

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

#EDAAAA#EDADAD#ECAFAC#ECA6A6#F2AAAA#E9A6A6#EEA5A6#EAAAB1#EAAFAF#EFB1A9#EDB1AE#F4A9A8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECAAA9  ·  #ECAAAB →

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.