Palettes / Colors / #ECB6EC

#ECB6EC — Pale Pink

#ECB6EC is a pink color we call Pale Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #ECB6EC 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.

#ECB6EC is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B6ECB6; it also sits naturally between #D1B6EC and #ECB6D1. 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 71% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECB6EC

.text { color: #ECB6EC; }
.background { background-color: #ECB6EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECB6EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 182, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 59%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECB6EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 182, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECB6EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 182, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECB6EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECB6EC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B6ECB6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECB6EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECB6EC

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:

How #ECB6EC 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 #ECB6EC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECB6EC?

#ECB6EC is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 182, 236). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECB6EC?

#ECB6EC is RGB 236, 182, 236 — HSL 300°, 59%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECB6EC?

Its complement is #B6ECB6; analogous partners are #D1B6EC and #ECB6D1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECB6EC for text?

Black text on #ECB6EC has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.