Palettes / Colors / #ECCBD4
#ECCBD4 — Pale Muted Pink
#ECCBD4 is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #ECCBD4 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.
#ECCBD4 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #CBECE3; it also sits naturally between #ECCBE4 and #ECD3CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECCBD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 203, 212 |
| HSL | 344°, 46%, 86% |
| HSV | 344°, 14%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 14%, 10%, 7% |
| XYZ | 67.83, 65.30, 71.32 |
| Yxy | 65.30, 0.3318, 0.3194 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.64, 13.04, -0.18 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.81, 12.94, -0.17 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 83%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 10% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECCBD4
.text { color: #ECCBD4; }
.background { background-color: #ECCBD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECCBD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 203, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(344, 46%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECCBD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 203, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECCBD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 203, 212, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECCBD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECCBD4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ECCBD4
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Tones of #ECCBD4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBECE3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.49:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.06:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECCBD4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECCBD4
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 #ECCBD4: ·
How #ECCBD4 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 #ECCBD4 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 #ECCBD4?
#ECCBD4 is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 203, 212). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECCBD4?
#ECCBD4 is RGB 236, 203, 212 — HSL 344°, 46%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 10%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECCBD4?
Its complement is #CBECE3; analogous partners are #ECCBE4 and #ECD3CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECCBD4 for text?
Black text on #ECCBD4 has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.