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#ECBFC6 — Pale Muted Red

#ECBFC6 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 #ECBFC6 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.

#ECBFC6 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 #C0ECE6; it also sits naturally between #ECC0DD and #ECD0C0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECBFC6 · RGB 236, 191, 198

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Color values

HEX#ECBFC6
RGB236, 191, 198
HSL351°, 54%, 84%
HSV351°, 19%, 93%
CMYK0%, 19%, 16%, 7%
XYZ63.42, 59.17, 61.50
Yxy59.17, 0.3445, 0.3214
CIE-Lab81.39, 17.14, 2.58
Hunter Lab76.92, 16.91, 2.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 75% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 16% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECBFC6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECBFC6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECBFC6

.text { color: #ECBFC6; }
.background { background-color: #ECBFC6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBFC6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 191, 198); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(351, 54%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBFC6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 191, 198, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBFC6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 191, 198, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECBFC6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECBFC6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECBFC6

#E3A1AB#D9818F#D06272#C74356#AD3446#8D2A39#6E212C#4F1720#2F0E13#100506

Tints of #ECBFC6

#EDC4CA#EFC8CE#F1D0D5#F2D4D8#F3D8DC#F4DCDF#F6E0E3#F8E7EA#F9EBED#FAEFF1

Tones of #ECBFC6

#E9C3C9#E6C6CB#E3CACD#E0CDD0#DCD0D2#D9D3D4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0ECE6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.64:1 Fails
Against black text12.83:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECBFC6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBFC6

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 #ECBFC6: ·

How #ECBFC6 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D8C4Deuteranopia · #DBDFC4Tritanopia · #EAC3C3

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 #ECBFC6 rather than the exact color:

Radiant Whisper
#E9C3C5 · #E4AFB2 · #BA5459 · #5A2628
Lucky Ruby Tempest
#47070E · #9C0D15 · #E72950 · #E7BEC5
Palette Bae5d5
#BAE5D5 · #D7ACD4 · #EEC2C2 · #F2F2B0
Radiant Ruby Monsoon
#216E5B · #87DBD3 · #D26782 · #E6BEC8
Palette 2b3a55
#2B3A55 · #CE7777 · #E8C4C4 · #F2E5E5
Vintage Voyage
#A82F4D · #4EA930 · #5F7CD2 · #E5C1C5

Similar colors

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

#E9C3C5#E7BEC5#EEC2C2#E6BEC8#E8C4C4#E5C1C5#F3BCC8#EAC7C7#EEC7C3#E7C5C1#F3C5C5#EFB6C8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECBFC5  ·  #ECBFC7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBFC6?

#ECBFC6 is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 236, 191, 198). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBFC6?

#ECBFC6 is RGB 236, 191, 198 — HSL 351°, 54%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 16%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECBFC6?

Its complement is #C0ECE6; analogous partners are #ECC0DD and #ECD0C0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBFC6 for text?

Black text on #ECBFC6 has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.