Palettes / Colors / #FFECEC

#FFECEC — Pale Vivid Red

#FFECEC is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color SeaShell (#FFF5EE). It belongs to the red family.

#FFECEC 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 #EBFFFF; it also sits naturally between #FFEBF5 and #FFF5EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 93% · Blue 93%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFECEC

.text { color: #FFECEC; }
.background { background-color: #FFECEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFECEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 236, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 100%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFECEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 236, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFECEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 236, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FFECEC

Tints of #FFECEC

Tones of #FFECEC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBFFFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFECEC: #000000.

How #FFECEC 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 #FFECEC

Palettes with a similar color

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

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFECEB  ·  #FFECED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFECEC?

#FFECEC is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 236, 236). Its closest standard named color is SeaShell.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFECEC?

#FFECEC is RGB 255, 236, 236 — HSL 0°, 100%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 7%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFECEC?

Its complement is #EBFFFF; analogous partners are #FFEBF5 and #FFF5EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFECEC for text?

Black text on #FFECEC has a contrast ratio of 18.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.