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#ECABA9 — Light Red

#ECABA9 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 #ECABA9 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.

#ECABA9 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 #A7E9EC; it also sits naturally between #ECA7C7 and #ECCCA7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECABA9 · RGB 236, 171, 169

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Color values

HEX#ECABA9
RGB236, 171, 169
HSL2°, 64%, 79%
HSV2°, 28%, 93%
CMYK0%, 28%, 28%, 7%
XYZ56.32, 49.82, 44.18
Yxy49.82, 0.3746, 0.3314
CIE-Lab75.96, 23.57, 10.48
Hunter Lab70.59, 23.02, 8.78

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 67% · Blue 66%

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 #ECABA9 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECABA9 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECABA9

.text { color: #ECABA9; }
.background { background-color: #ECABA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECABA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 171, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 64%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECABA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 171, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECABA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 171, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECABA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECABA9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECABA9

#E58D8A#DE6C68#D8504B#CD322D#B02B27#8E231F#711C19#4F1411#320C0B#110404

Tints of #ECABA9

#EEB2B0#EEB6B4#F0BEBC#F2C6C4#F4CECD#F5D2D1#F7DAD9#F9E2E2#F9E7E6#FBEFEE

Tones of #ECABA9

#E7AEAC#E2B2B1#DDB7B6#D8BCBB#D3C0C0#CEC5C5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A7E9EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.92:1 Fails
Against black text10.96:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECABA9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECABA9

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 #ECABA9: ·

How #ECABA9 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D0CFA9Deuteranopia · #D4D9AATritanopia · #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 #ECABA9 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#EFB1A9#EEA5A6#EAAFAF#EDB1AE#EAAAB1#F4A9A8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECABA8  ·  #ECABAA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECABA9?

#ECABA9 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 236, 171, 169). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECABA9?

#ECABA9 is RGB 236, 171, 169 — HSL 2°, 64%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 28%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECABA9?

Its complement is #A7E9EC; analogous partners are #ECA7C7 and #ECCCA7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECABA9 for text?

Black text on #ECABA9 has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.