Palettes / Colors / #ECBDB4

#ECBDB4 — Pale Red

#ECBDB4 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 #ECBDB4 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.

#ECBDB4 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 #B6E3ED; it also sits naturally between #EDB6C8 and #EDDAB6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 74% · Blue 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 24% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECBDB4

.text { color: #ECBDB4; }
.background { background-color: #ECBDB4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBDB4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 189, 180); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 60%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBDB4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 189, 180, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBDB4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 189, 180, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECBDB4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECBDB4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECBDB4

Tints of #ECBDB4

Tones of #ECBDB4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B6E3ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECBDB4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBDB4

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 #ECBDB4 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 #ECBDB4 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

← #ECBDB3  ·  #ECBDB5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBDB4?

#ECBDB4 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 236, 189, 180). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBDB4?

#ECBDB4 is RGB 236, 189, 180 — HSL 10°, 60%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 24%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECBDB4?

Its complement is #B6E3ED; analogous partners are #EDB6C8 and #EDDAB6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBDB4 for text?

Black text on #ECBDB4 has a contrast ratio of 12.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.