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#ECBFC3 — Pale Muted Red

#ECBFC3 is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #ECBFC3 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.

#ECBFC3 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 #C0ECE9; it also sits naturally between #ECC0DA and #ECD3C0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECBFC3 · RGB 236, 191, 195

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Color values

HEX#ECBFC3
RGB236, 191, 195
HSL355°, 54%, 84%
HSV355°, 19%, 93%
CMYK0%, 19%, 17%, 7%
XYZ63.07, 59.03, 59.70
Yxy59.03, 0.3469, 0.3247
CIE-Lab81.31, 16.68, 4.08
Hunter Lab76.83, 16.43, 3.67

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 75% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 17% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECBFC3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECBFC3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECBFC3

.text { color: #ECBFC3; }
.background { background-color: #ECBFC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBFC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 191, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 54%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBFC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 191, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBFC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 191, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECBFC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECBFC3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECBFC3

#E3A1A6#D98189#D0626B#C7434E#AD343E#8D2A32#6E2127#4F171C#2F0E11#100506

Tints of #ECBFC3

#EDC4C8#EFC8CB#F1D0D3#F2D4D6#F3D8DA#F4DCDE#F6E0E1#F8E7E9#F9EBED#FAEFF0

Tones of #ECBFC3

#E9C3C7#E6C6C9#E3CACC#E0CDCE#DCD0D1#D9D3D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0ECE9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.64:1 Fails
Against black text12.81:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECBFC3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBFC3

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 #ECBFC3: ·

How #ECBFC3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D8C2Deuteranopia · #DBDFC2Tritanopia · #EAC1C1

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 #ECBFC3 rather than the exact color:

Palette Bae5d5
#BAE5D5 · #D7ACD4 · #EEC2C2 · #F2F2B0
Radiant Whisper
#E9C3C5 · #E4AFB2 · #BA5459 · #5A2628
Lucky Ruby Tempest
#47070E · #9C0D15 · #E72950 · #E7BEC5
Palette 2b3a55
#2B3A55 · #CE7777 · #E8C4C4 · #F2E5E5
Modern Ruby Petal
#F0BEBD · #E89897 · #E07C7A · #942B29
Vintage Voyage
#A82F4D · #4EA930 · #5F7CD2 · #E5C1C5

Similar colors

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

#EEC2C2#E9C3C5#E7BEC5#E8C4C4#F0BEBD#E5C1C5#E6BEC8#E7C5C1#EEC7C3#E6C4C0#F4BFBF#F3BCC8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECBFC2  ·  #ECBFC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBFC3?

#ECBFC3 is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 236, 191, 195). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBFC3?

#ECBFC3 is RGB 236, 191, 195 — HSL 355°, 54%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 17%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECBFC3?

Its complement is #C0ECE9; analogous partners are #ECC0DA and #ECD3C0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBFC3 for text?

Black text on #ECBFC3 has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.