Palettes / Colors / #ECBBEB

#ECBBEB — Pale Pink

#ECBBEB 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 #ECBBEB 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.

#ECBBEB 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 #BBECBC; it also sits naturally between #D4BBEC and #ECBBD3. 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 92%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECBBEB

.text { color: #ECBBEB; }
.background { background-color: #ECBBEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBBEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 187, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 56%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBBEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 187, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBBEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 187, 235, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBECBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECBBEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBBEB

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 #ECBBEB 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 #ECBBEB 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

← #ECBBEA  ·  #ECBBEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBBEB?

#ECBBEB is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 187, 235). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBBEB?

#ECBBEB is RGB 236, 187, 235 — HSL 301°, 56%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECBBEB?

Its complement is #BBECBC; analogous partners are #D4BBEC and #ECBBD3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBBEB for text?

Black text on #ECBBEB has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.