Palettes / Colors / #ECBEBC
#ECBEBC — Pale Red
#ECBEBC 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 #ECBEBC 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.
#ECBEBC 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 #BBEAEC; it also sits naturally between #ECBBD2 and #ECD5BB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECBEBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 190, 188 |
| HSL | 2°, 56%, 83% |
| HSV | 2°, 20%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 19%, 20%, 7% |
| XYZ | 62.08, 58.29, 55.56 |
| Yxy | 58.29, 0.3529, 0.3313 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.90, 16.15, 7.25 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.35, 15.86, 6.38 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 75% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 20% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECBEBC
.text { color: #ECBEBC; }
.background { background-color: #ECBEBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBEBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 190, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 56%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBEBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 190, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBEBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 190, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECBEBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECBEBC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BBEAEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.66:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.66:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECBEBC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBEBC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ECBEBC: ·
How #ECBEBC 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 #ECBEBC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ECBEBC?
#ECBEBC is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 236, 190, 188). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBEBC?
#ECBEBC is RGB 236, 190, 188 — HSL 2°, 56%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 20%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECBEBC?
Its complement is #BBEAEC; analogous partners are #ECBBD2 and #ECD5BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECBEBC for text?
Black text on #ECBEBC has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.