Palettes / Colors / #ECCECF
#ECCECF — Pale Muted Red
#ECCECF 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 #ECCECF 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.
#ECCECF 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 #CFECEB; it also sits naturally between #ECCFDF and #ECDDCF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECCECF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 206, 207 |
| HSL | 358°, 44%, 87% |
| HSV | 358°, 13%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 13%, 12%, 7% |
| XYZ | 67.93, 66.48, 68.28 |
| Yxy | 66.48, 0.3351, 0.3280 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.24, 10.65, 3.36 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.54, 10.54, 3.10 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 81% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 12% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECCECF
.text { color: #ECCECF; }
.background { background-color: #ECCECF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECCECF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 206, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 44%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECCECF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 206, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECCECF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 206, 207, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECCECF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECCECF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ECCECF
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Tones of #ECCECF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFECEB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.30:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECCECF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECCECF
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 #ECCECF: ·
How #ECCECF 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 #ECCECF 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 #ECCECF?
#ECCECF is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 236, 206, 207). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECCECF?
#ECCECF is RGB 236, 206, 207 — HSL 358°, 44%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 12%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECCECF?
Its complement is #CFECEB; analogous partners are #ECCFDF and #ECDDCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECCECF for text?
Black text on #ECCECF has a contrast ratio of 14.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.