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#ECACCC — Light Pink

#ECACCC is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #ECACCC 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.

#ECACCC 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 #ACECCC; it also sits naturally between #ECACEC and #ECACAC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECACCC · RGB 236, 172, 204

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Color values

HEX#ECACCC
RGB236, 172, 204
HSL330°, 63%, 80%
HSV330°, 27%, 93%
CMYK0%, 27%, 14%, 7%
XYZ60.24, 51.70, 63.93
Yxy51.70, 0.3425, 0.2940
CIE-Lab77.10, 28.21, -6.96
Hunter Lab71.90, 28.01, -6.54

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 67% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ECACCC

.text { color: #ECACCC; }
.background { background-color: #ECACCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECACCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 172, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(330, 63%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECACCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 172, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECACCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 172, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECACCC

#E58BB8#DE6EA6#D64C91#D02F80#AF286B#8D2057#701945#4F1230#320B1F#11040A

Tints of #ECACCC

#EEB4D1#EFB8D4#F1C1D9#F2C5DB#F4CDE0#F6D5E6#F7DAE8#F8E2ED#F9E6F0#FBEEF5

Tones of #ECACCC

#E8B0CC#E3B5CC#DEBACC#DABECC#D5C3CC#D1C7CC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACECCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.85:1 Fails
Against black text11.34:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECACCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECACCC

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 #ECACCC: ·

How #ECACCC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D0D0C4Deuteranopia · #D4D9C2Tritanopia · #E9BEBD

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

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

Smoky Cascade
#C9B2E7 · #ECAFD2 · #F3E4DA · #D5EAB3
Palette F0a8d0
#F0A8D0 · #F7B5CA · #FFC6C6 · #FFEBD4
Frozen Monsoon
#B3207A · #A3DE44 · #2488C7 · #E7AED2
Scarlet Ruby Summit
#21B255 · #63E274 · #C4248A · #E8A7D1
Wild Ruby Saffron
#F2B0C8 · #DA5284 · #C22961 · #7B183D
Misty Ruby Terrace
#EAB3D0 · #D9599D · #A1306C · #3C1028

Similar colors

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

#ECAFD2#F0A8D0#E7AED2#E8A7D1#F2B0C8#EAB3D0#F1A8D3#E3AFC9#E6ACC4#EFB6C8#F6B1CE#F4ABC4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECACCB  ·  #ECACCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECACCC?

#ECACCC is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 172, 204). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECACCC?

#ECACCC is RGB 236, 172, 204 — HSL 330°, 63%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECACCC?

Its complement is #ACECCC; analogous partners are #ECACEC and #ECACAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECACCC for text?

Black text on #ECACCC has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.