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#ECAEB2 — Light Red

#ECAEB2 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 #ECAEB2 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.

#ECAEB2 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 #ACECE7; it also sits naturally between #ECACD0 and #ECC8AC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECAEB2 · RGB 236, 174, 178

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Color values

HEX#ECAEB2
RGB236, 174, 178
HSL356°, 62%, 80%
HSV356°, 26%, 93%
CMYK0%, 26%, 25%, 7%
XYZ57.76, 51.32, 48.98
Yxy51.32, 0.3654, 0.3247
CIE-Lab76.87, 23.21, 6.88
Hunter Lab71.64, 22.75, 5.93

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 68% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 25% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECAEB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECAEB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECAEB2

.text { color: #ECAEB2; }
.background { background-color: #ECAEB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECAEB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 174, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 62%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECAEB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 174, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECAEB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 174, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECAEB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECAEB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECAEB2

#E48B91#DD6E76#D54D56#CF303B#AE2932#8C2128#701A20#4E1216#320C0E#110405

Tints of #ECAEB2

#EEB5B8#EFB9BC#F0C1C4#F1C5C8#F3CDD0#F5D6D8#F6DADC#F8E2E4#F9E6E7#FBEEEF

Tones of #ECAEB2

#E7B1B5#E2B6B9#DEBABD#DABEC0#D5C3C4#D1C7C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACECE7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.86:1 Fails
Against black text11.26:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECAEB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECAEB2

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 #ECAEB2: ·

How #ECAEB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D1D1B1Deuteranopia · #D5D9B1Tritanopia · #E9B0B0

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 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECAEB2 rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Garden
#EAAEB3 · #C7333F · #9B313A · #772229
Crimson Ruby Dusk
#B8DCF1 · #C3B6EC · #E9B7E4 · #EAB1B3
Palette Eaafaf
#EAAFAF · #A2738C · #645C84 · #427996
Smoky Ruby Petal
#981630 · #67E549 · #2045DC · #EAAAB1
Electric Ruby Meadow
#A025AA · #CF2D9F · #DD658D · #EDB1AE
Honey Ruby Meadow
#179A8D · #37E2C2 · #D51F31 · #EDADAD

Similar colors

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

#EAAEB3#EAB1B3#EAAFAF#EAAAB1#EDB1AE#EDADAD#EEB3B0#ECAFAC#E7AFB6#EDA9B7#E7B3B3#E7A8B2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECAEB1  ·  #ECAEB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECAEB2?

#ECAEB2 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 236, 174, 178). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECAEB2?

#ECAEB2 is RGB 236, 174, 178 — HSL 356°, 62%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 25%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECAEB2?

Its complement is #ACECE7; analogous partners are #ECACD0 and #ECC8AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECAEB2 for text?

Black text on #ECAEB2 has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.