Palettes / Colors / #ECC5CE
#ECC5CE — Pale Muted Red
#ECC5CE 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 #ECC5CE 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.
#ECC5CE 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 #C5ECE3; it also sits naturally between #ECC5E2 and #ECD0C5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECC5CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 197, 206 |
| HSL | 346°, 51%, 85% |
| HSV | 346°, 17%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 17%, 13%, 7% |
| XYZ | 65.70, 62.22, 66.94 |
| Yxy | 62.22, 0.3372, 0.3193 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.03, 15.23, 0.68 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.88, 15.08, 0.63 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 77% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 13% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECC5CE
.text { color: #ECC5CE; }
.background { background-color: #ECC5CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECC5CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 197, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(346, 51%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECC5CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 197, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECC5CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 197, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECC5CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECC5CE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C5ECE3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.56:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.44:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECC5CE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECC5CE
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 #ECC5CE: ·
How #ECC5CE 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 #ECC5CE 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 #ECC5CE?
#ECC5CE is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 236, 197, 206). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECC5CE?
#ECC5CE is RGB 236, 197, 206 — HSL 346°, 51%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 13%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECC5CE?
Its complement is #C5ECE3; analogous partners are #ECC5E2 and #ECD0C5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECC5CE for text?
Black text on #ECC5CE has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.