Palettes / Colors / #ECB8BD

#ECB8BD — Pale Red

#ECB8BD is a red color we call Pale 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 #ECB8BD 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.

#ECB8BD 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 #B6ECE6; it also sits naturally between #ECB6D6 and #ECCCB6. 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 72% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 20% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECB8BD

.text { color: #ECB8BD; }
.background { background-color: #ECB8BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECB8BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 184, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 58%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECB8BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 184, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECB8BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 184, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECB8BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECB8BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B6ECE6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECB8BD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECB8BD

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 #ECB8BD 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 #ECB8BD 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 #ECB8BD?

#ECB8BD is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 236, 184, 189). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECB8BD?

#ECB8BD is RGB 236, 184, 189 — HSL 354°, 58%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 20%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECB8BD?

Its complement is #B6ECE6; analogous partners are #ECB6D6 and #ECCCB6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECB8BD for text?

Black text on #ECB8BD has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.