Palettes / Colors / #ECB1BD

#ECB1BD — Light Red

#ECB1BD is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#ECB1BD 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 #B1ECE0; it also sits naturally between #ECB1DA and #ECC3B1. 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 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 20% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECB1BD

.text { color: #ECB1BD; }
.background { background-color: #ECB1BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECB1BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 177, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 61%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECB1BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 177, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECB1BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 177, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECB1BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECB1BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B1ECE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECB1BD: #000000.

How #ECB1BD 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 #ECB1BD 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

← #ECB1BC  ·  #ECB1BE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECB1BD?

#ECB1BD is Light Red, a red color (RGB 236, 177, 189). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECB1BD?

#ECB1BD is RGB 236, 177, 189 — HSL 348°, 61%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 20%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECB1BD?

Its complement is #B1ECE0; analogous partners are #ECB1DA and #ECC3B1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECB1BD for text?

Black text on #ECB1BD has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.