Palettes / Colors / #ECBBC7
#ECBBC7 — Pale Red
#ECBBC7 is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #ECBBC7 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.
#ECBBC7 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 #BBECE0; it also sits naturally between #ECBBE0 and #ECC8BB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECBBC7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 187, 199 |
| HSL | 345°, 56%, 83% |
| HSV | 345°, 21%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 21%, 16%, 7% |
| XYZ | 62.67, 57.50, 61.83 |
| Yxy | 57.50, 0.3444, 0.3159 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.46, 19.42, 0.69 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.83, 19.18, 0.63 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 73% · Blue 78%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 16% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECBBC7
.text { color: #ECBBC7; }
.background { background-color: #ECBBC7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBBC7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 187, 199); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 56%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBBC7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 187, 199, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBBC7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 187, 199, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECBBC7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECBBC7">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BBECE0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.68:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.50:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECBBC7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBBC7
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ECBBC7: ·
How #ECBBC7 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 #ECBBC7 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ECBBC7?
#ECBBC7 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 236, 187, 199). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBBC7?
#ECBBC7 is RGB 236, 187, 199 — HSL 345°, 56%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 16%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECBBC7?
Its complement is #BBECE0; analogous partners are #ECBBE0 and #ECC8BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECBBC7 for text?
Black text on #ECBBC7 has a contrast ratio of 12.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.