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#ECBEC0 — Pale Red

#ECBEC0 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 #ECBEC0 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.

#ECBEC0 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 #C0EDEA; it also sits naturally between #EDC0D8 and #EDD4C0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECBEC0 · RGB 236, 190, 192

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Color values

HEX#ECBEC0
RGB236, 190, 192
HSL357°, 55%, 84%
HSV357°, 19%, 93%
CMYK0%, 19%, 19%, 7%
XYZ62.52, 58.47, 57.86
Yxy58.47, 0.3496, 0.3269
CIE-Lab81.00, 16.75, 5.24
Hunter Lab76.46, 16.48, 4.67

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 75% · Blue 75%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECBEC0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECBEC0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECBEC0

.text { color: #ECBEC0; }
.background { background-color: #ECBEC0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBEC0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 190, 192); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 55%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBEC0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 190, 192, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBEC0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 190, 192, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECBEC0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECBEC0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECBEC0

#E3A0A4#DA8185#D16167#C84148#AE3239#8E292E#6F2024#4F171A#2F0E0F#100505

Tints of #ECBEC0

#EEC4C6#EFC8CA#F1D0D1#F2D4D5#F4D7D9#F5DBDD#F6DFE1#F8E7E8#F9EBEC#FAEFF0

Tones of #ECBEC0

#E9C3C5#E6C6C8#E3CACB#E0CCCD#DDD0D0#D9D3D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0EDEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.65:1 Fails
Against black text12.69:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECBEC0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBEC0

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ECBEC0: ·

How #ECBEC0 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D8D8C0Deuteranopia · #DBDEBFTritanopia · #EABFBF

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECBEC0 rather than the exact color:

Palette Bae5d5
#BAE5D5 · #D7ACD4 · #EEC2C2 · #F2F2B0
Modern Ruby Petal
#F0BEBD · #E89897 · #E07C7A · #942B29
Lucky Ruby Tempest
#47070E · #9C0D15 · #E72950 · #E7BEC5
Radiant Whisper
#E9C3C5 · #E4AFB2 · #BA5459 · #5A2628
Vivid Monsoon
#1F9AA2 · #5BD2E0 · #D93F35 · #ECC2B9
Palette F4bfbf
#F4BFBF · #FFD9C0 · #FAF0D7 · #8CC0DE

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EEC2C2#F0BEBD#E7BEC5#E9C3C5#ECC2B9#F4BFBF#E8C4C4#E8BCB9#E6C4C0#E7C5C1#E7B7C1#E5C1C5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECBEBF  ·  #ECBEC1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBEC0?

#ECBEC0 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 236, 190, 192). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBEC0?

#ECBEC0 is RGB 236, 190, 192 — HSL 357°, 55%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 19%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECBEC0?

Its complement is #C0EDEA; analogous partners are #EDC0D8 and #EDD4C0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBEC0 for text?

Black text on #ECBEC0 has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.