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#ECB2AB — Light Red

#ECB2AB 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 #ECB2AB 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.

#ECB2AB 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 #ACE6EC; it also sits naturally between #ECACC6 and #ECD2AC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECB2AB · RGB 236, 178, 171

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Color values

HEX#ECB2AB
RGB236, 178, 171
HSL6°, 63%, 80%
HSV6°, 28%, 93%
CMYK0%, 25%, 28%, 7%
XYZ57.86, 52.61, 45.63
Yxy52.61, 0.3707, 0.3370
CIE-Lab77.65, 20.12, 11.79
Hunter Lab72.54, 19.64, 9.89

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 70% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 28% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECB2AB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECB2AB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECB2AB

.text { color: #ECB2AB; }
.background { background-color: #ECB2AB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECB2AB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 178, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 63%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECB2AB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 178, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECB2AB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 178, 171, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECB2AB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECB2AB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECB2AB

#E5948B#DE796E#D65A4C#D03F2F#AF3528#8D2B20#702219#4F1812#320F0B#110504

Tints of #ECB2AB

#EEBAB4#EFBEB8#F1C5C1#F2C9C5#F4D1CD#F6D9D5#F7DCDA#F8E4E2#F9E8E6#FBF0EE

Tones of #ECB2AB

#E8B6B0#E3BAB5#DEBDBA#DAC1BE#D5C5C3#D1C8C7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACE6EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.82:1 Fails
Against black text11.52:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECB2AB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECB2AB

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 #ECB2AB: ·

How #ECB2AB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D3D2ADDeuteranopia · #D6DBADTritanopia · #E9AEAE

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 #ECB2AB rather than the exact color:

Royal Ember
#F2C4EE · #ECAFAC · #F4F4DF · #BDF1BB
Electric Ruby Meadow
#A025AA · #CF2D9F · #DD658D · #EDB1AE
Frozen Ruby Monsoon
#18A2CD · #73EEEE · #EC7F5D · #EFB1A9
Scarlet Opal
#ECB4A7 · #D56348 · #9E3319 · #5F2011
Vivid Ruby Ember
#12A7AC · #6DEDEF · #D71D17 · #F0B4A8
Palette Eaafaf
#EAAFAF · #A2738C · #645C84 · #427996

Similar colors

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

#ECAFAC#EDB1AE#EFB1A9#ECB4A7#F0B4A8#EAAFAF#EEB3B0#EDADAD#E7B3A8#E9B5A5#EDAAAA#EAB1A3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECB2AA  ·  #ECB2AC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECB2AB?

#ECB2AB is Light Red, a red color (RGB 236, 178, 171). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECB2AB?

#ECB2AB is RGB 236, 178, 171 — HSL 6°, 63%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 28%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECB2AB?

Its complement is #ACE6EC; analogous partners are #ECACC6 and #ECD2AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECB2AB for text?

Black text on #ECB2AB has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.