Palettes / Colors / #ECBDBD

#ECBDBD — Pale Red

#ECBDBD is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#ECBDBD 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 #BCEBEB; it also sits naturally between #EBBCD4 and #EBD4BC. 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 74% · Blue 74%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECBDBD

.text { color: #ECBDBD; }
.background { background-color: #ECBDBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBDBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 189, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 55%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBDBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 189, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBDBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 189, 189, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECBDBD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCEBEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECBDBD: #000000.

How #ECBDBD 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 #ECBDBD 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

← #ECBDBC  ·  #ECBDBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBDBD?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBDBD?

#ECBDBD is RGB 236, 189, 189 — HSL 0°, 55%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 20%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECBDBD?

Its complement is #BCEBEB; analogous partners are #EBBCD4 and #EBD4BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBDBD for text?

Black text on #ECBDBD has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.