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#ECB2B2 — Light Red

#ECB2B2 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 #ECB2B2 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.

#ECB2B2 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 #B1ECEC; it also sits naturally between #ECB1CF and #ECCFB1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECB2B2 · RGB 236, 178, 178

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Color values

HEX#ECB2B2
RGB236, 178, 178
HSL0°, 60%, 81%
HSV0°, 25%, 93%
CMYK0%, 25%, 25%, 7%
XYZ58.55, 52.89, 49.24
Yxy52.89, 0.3644, 0.3292
CIE-Lab77.81, 21.08, 8.22
Hunter Lab72.72, 20.65, 7.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 70% · Blue 70%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECB2B2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECB2B2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECB2B2

.text { color: #ECB2B2; }
.background { background-color: #ECB2B2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECB2B2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 178, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 60%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECB2B2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 178, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECB2B2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 178, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECB2B2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECB2B2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECB2B2

#E39191#DC7474#D45454#CC3333#AF2C2C#8F2424#6E1C1C#4E1313#310C0C#100404

Tints of #ECB2B2

#EEBABA#EFBEBE#F1C6C6#F2CACA#F4D2D2#F5D6D6#F7DEDE#F8E2E2#FAEBEB#FBEFEF

Tones of #ECB2B2

#E7B6B6#E3BABA#DFBEBE#DBC2C2#D7C6C6#D3CACA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B1ECEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.81:1 Fails
Against black text11.58:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECB2B2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECB2B2

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 #ECB2B2: ·

How #ECB2B2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D3D2B2Deuteranopia · #D6DBB2Tritanopia · #E9B2B2

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 #ECB2B2 rather than the exact color:

Crimson Ruby Dusk
#B8DCF1 · #C3B6EC · #E9B7E4 · #EAB1B3
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8
Electric Ruby Meadow
#A025AA · #CF2D9F · #DD658D · #EDB1AE
Scarlet Garden
#EAAEB3 · #C7333F · #9B313A · #772229
Palette Eaafaf
#EAAFAF · #A2738C · #645C84 · #427996
Palette Feb062
#FEB062 · #575151 · #3F3B3B · #E7B3B3

Similar colors

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

#EAB1B3#EEB3B0#EDB1AE#EAAEB3#EAAFAF#E7B3B3#ECAFAC#E7AFB6#EDADAD#E8B4B8#EAAAB1#E4AFB2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECB2B1  ·  #ECB2B3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECB2B2?

#ECB2B2 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 236, 178, 178). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECB2B2?

#ECB2B2 is RGB 236, 178, 178 — HSL 0°, 60%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 25%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECB2B2?

Its complement is #B1ECEC; analogous partners are #ECB1CF and #ECCFB1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECB2B2 for text?

Black text on #ECB2B2 has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.