Palettes / Colors / #ECAFA7

#ECAFA7 — Light Red

#ECAFA7 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#ECAFA7 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 #A7E4EC; it also sits naturally between #ECA7C1 and #ECD1A7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 69% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 29% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECAFA7

.text { color: #ECAFA7; }
.background { background-color: #ECAFA7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECAFA7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 175, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 64%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECAFA7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 175, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECAFA7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 175, 167, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECAFA7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECAFA7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECAFA7

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A7E4EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECAFA7: #000000.

How #ECAFA7 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 #ECAFA7 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECAFA6  ·  #ECAFA8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECAFA7?

#ECAFA7 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 236, 175, 167). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECAFA7?

#ECAFA7 is RGB 236, 175, 167 — HSL 7°, 64%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 29%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECAFA7?

Its complement is #A7E4EC; analogous partners are #ECA7C1 and #ECD1A7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECAFA7 for text?

Black text on #ECAFA7 has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.