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#ECCCCF — Pale Muted Red

#ECCCCF 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 #ECCCCF 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.

#ECCCCF 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 #ECD8CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECCCCF · RGB 236, 204, 207

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Color values

HEX#ECCCCF
RGB236, 204, 207
HSL354°, 46%, 86%
HSV354°, 14%, 93%
CMYK0%, 14%, 12%, 7%
XYZ67.45, 65.52, 68.12
Yxy65.52, 0.3354, 0.3258
CIE-Lab84.75, 11.70, 2.65
Hunter Lab80.95, 11.58, 2.45

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 12% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ECCCCF

.text { color: #ECCCCF; }
.background { background-color: #ECCCCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECCCCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 204, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 46%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECCCCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 204, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECCCCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 204, 207, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECCCCF

#E1ADB2#D68F96#C96E77#BE505B#A83E49#8A333C#6C282F#4A1C20#2D1113#0F0606

Tints of #ECCCCF

#EDCFD2#EED2D5#F0D6D9#F1DADC#F3DDE0#F4E1E3#F5E5E7#F7E9EA#F8ECEE#F9F0F1

Tones of #ECCCCF

#E9CDD0#E7D0D2#E5D2D4#E2D4D6#E0D7D8#DED9D9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBECE8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.49:1 Fails
Against black text14.10:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECCCCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECCCCF

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 #ECCCCF: ·

How #ECCCCF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DEDECEDeuteranopia · #E0E2CETritanopia · #EACECE

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECCCCF rather than the exact color:

Serene Tempest
#EBCECB · #B14239 · #89362F · #4E201D
Palette E7cccc
#E7CCCC · #EDE8DC · #A5B68D · #C1CFA1
Electric Ruby Dusk
#8E1A22 · #4FDC44 · #3B46DB · #F1CFD0
Palette 643843
#643843 · #99627A · #C88EA7 · #E7CBCB
Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5
Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #F1D1D0 · #FBACCC · #F875AA

Similar colors

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

#EBCECB#E7CCCC#F1CFD0#E7CBCB#EECAD5#F1D1D0#F1D1D1#EFCEC8#F2D1D1#EDCAD7#F1D3CE#F1C6D3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECCCCE  ·  #ECCCD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECCCCF?

#ECCCCF is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 236, 204, 207). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECCCCF?

#ECCCCF is RGB 236, 204, 207 — HSL 354°, 46%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 12%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECCCCF?

Its complement is #CBECE8; analogous partners are #ECCBDF and #ECD8CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECCCCF for text?

Black text on #ECCCCF has a contrast ratio of 14.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.