Palettes / Colors / #ECBBE3

#ECBBE3 — Pale Pink

#ECBBE3 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 #ECBBE3 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.

#ECBBE3 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 #BBECC4; it also sits naturally between #DDBBEC and #ECBBCB. 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 73% · Blue 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 4% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECBBE3

.text { color: #ECBBE3; }
.background { background-color: #ECBBE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBBE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 187, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(311, 56%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBBE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 187, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBBE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 187, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECBBE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECBBE3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBECC4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECBBE3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBBE3

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 #ECBBE3 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 #ECBBE3 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

← #ECBBE2  ·  #ECBBE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBBE3?

#ECBBE3 is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 187, 227). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBBE3?

#ECBBE3 is RGB 236, 187, 227 — HSL 311°, 56%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 4%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECBBE3?

Its complement is #BBECC4; analogous partners are #DDBBEC and #ECBBCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBBE3 for text?

Black text on #ECBBE3 has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.