Palettes / Colors / #ECCACE
#ECCACE — Pale Muted Red
#ECCACE 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 #ECCACE 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.
#ECCACE 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 #CBECE8; it also sits naturally between #ECCBDF and #ECD7CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECCACE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 202, 206 |
| HSL | 353°, 47%, 86% |
| HSV | 353°, 14%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 14%, 13%, 7% |
| XYZ | 66.85, 64.53, 67.32 |
| Yxy | 64.53, 0.3364, 0.3247 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.24, 12.59, 2.44 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.33, 12.46, 2.25 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 79% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · 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 #ECCACE
.text { color: #ECCACE; }
.background { background-color: #ECCACE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECCACE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 202, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 47%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECCACE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 202, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECCACE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 202, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECCACE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECCACE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBECE8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.51:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.91:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECCACE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECCACE
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 #ECCACE: ·
How #ECCACE 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 #ECCACE 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 #ECCACE?
#ECCACE is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 236, 202, 206). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECCACE?
#ECCACE is RGB 236, 202, 206 — HSL 353°, 47%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 13%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECCACE?
Its complement is #CBECE8; analogous partners are #ECCBDF and #ECD7CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECCACE for text?
Black text on #ECCACE has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.