Palettes / Colors / #ECBEBB

#ECBEBB — Pale Red

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

#ECBEBB 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 #BBE9EC; it also sits naturally between #ECBBD0 and #ECD7BB. 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 75% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECBEBB

.text { color: #ECBEBB; }
.background { background-color: #ECBEBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBEBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 190, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 56%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBEBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 190, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBEBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 190, 187, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBE9EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECBEBB: #000000.

How #ECBEBB 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 #ECBEBB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBEBB?

#ECBEBB is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 236, 190, 187). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBEBB?

#ECBEBB is RGB 236, 190, 187 — HSL 4°, 56%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 21%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECBEBB?

Its complement is #BBE9EC; analogous partners are #ECBBD0 and #ECD7BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBEBB for text?

Black text on #ECBEBB has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.