Palettes / Colors / #ECCECC
#ECCECC — Pale Muted Red
#ECCECC 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 #ECCECC 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.
#ECCECC 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 #CBEAEC; it also sits naturally between #ECCBD9 and #ECDDCB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECCECC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 206, 204 |
| HSL | 4°, 46%, 86% |
| HSV | 4°, 14%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 13%, 14%, 7% |
| XYZ | 67.56, 66.34, 66.37 |
| Yxy | 66.34, 0.3374, 0.3312 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.17, 10.17, 4.85 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.45, 10.05, 4.43 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 81% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECCECC
.text { color: #ECCECC; }
.background { background-color: #ECCECC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECCECC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 206, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 46%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECCECC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 206, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECCECC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 206, 204, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECCECC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECCECC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBEAEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECCECC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECCECC
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 #ECCECC: ·
How #ECCECC 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 #ECCECC 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 #ECCECC?
#ECCECC is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 236, 206, 204). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECCECC?
#ECCECC is RGB 236, 206, 204 — HSL 4°, 46%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 14%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECCECC?
Its complement is #CBEAEC; analogous partners are #ECCBD9 and #ECDDCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECCECC for text?
Black text on #ECCECC has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.