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#ECCECE — Pale Muted Red

#ECCECE 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 #ECCECE 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.

#ECCECE 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 #CFECEC; it also sits naturally between #ECCFDE and #ECDECF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECCECE · RGB 236, 206, 206

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Color values

HEX#ECCECE
RGB236, 206, 206
HSL0°, 44%, 87%
HSV0°, 13%, 93%
CMYK0%, 13%, 13%, 7%
XYZ67.80, 66.43, 67.64
Yxy66.43, 0.3359, 0.3291
CIE-Lab85.22, 10.48, 3.86
Hunter Lab81.51, 10.37, 3.54

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 81% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 13% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ECCECE

.text { color: #ECCECE; }
.background { background-color: #ECCECE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECCECE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 206, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 44%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECCECE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 206, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECCECE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 206, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECCECE

#E1B2B2#D49191#C97373#BD5656#A94242#883535#6A2929#4D1E1E#2C1111#0F0606

Tints of #ECCECE

#EED3D3#EFD7D7#F1DADA#F2DEDE#F4E2E2#F4E2E2#F5E5E5#F6E9E9#F8EDED#F9F0F0

Tones of #ECCECE

#EAD1D1#E8D4D4#E6D6D6#E4D8D8#E2DADA#E0DCDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFECEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.47:1 Fails
Against black text14.29:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECCECE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECCECE

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 #ECCECE: ·

How #ECCECE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDFCEDeuteranopia · #E1E3CETritanopia · #EBCECE

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 #ECCECE rather than the exact color:

Serene Tempest
#EBCECB · #B14239 · #89362F · #4E201D
Electric Ruby Dusk
#8E1A22 · #4FDC44 · #3B46DB · #F1CFD0
Palette E7cccc
#E7CCCC · #EDE8DC · #A5B68D · #C1CFA1
Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #F1D1D0 · #FBACCC · #F875AA
Palette 7d5a5a
#7D5A5A · #F1D1D1 · #F3E1E1 · #FAF2F2
Palette 643843
#643843 · #99627A · #C88EA7 · #E7CBCB

Similar colors

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

#EBCECB#F1CFD0#E7CCCC#F1D1D0#F1D1D1#E7CBCB#EFCEC8#F1D3CE#F2D1D1#F2D2D2#EECAD5#E4D0D0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECCECD  ·  #ECCECF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECCECE?

#ECCECE is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 236, 206, 206). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECCECE?

#ECCECE is RGB 236, 206, 206 — HSL 0°, 44%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 13%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECCECE?

Its complement is #CFECEC; analogous partners are #ECCFDE and #ECDECF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECCECE for text?

Black text on #ECCECE has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.