What color is #ECA1B5?

#ECA1B5 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Rose Elegance. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECA1B5?

The RGB value is 236, 161, 181: 236 red, 161 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECA1B5?

The complementary color is #A1ECD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECA1B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECA1B5 color

#ECA1B5 rgb(236, 161, 181)

Shades of pink

The hex color #ECA1B5 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 63.1% green and 71% blue (236, 161, 181).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 66% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 23% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Rose Elegance (#E9A1B8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#ECA1B5 color codes

HEX	`#ECA1B5`
RGB	`rgb(236, 161, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 63.1%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 66%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 32%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 23%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.97, 30.55, 1.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.97, 30.57, 1.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.678, 46.662, 49.781)`
Decimal	`15507893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECA1B5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ECA1B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECA1B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ECA1B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eca1b5; }
.text { color: #eca1b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eca1b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 161 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eca1b5, #ecb3a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #ECA1B5?: #ECA1B5 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Rose Elegance. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECA1B5?: The RGB value is 236, 161, 181: 236 red, 161 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECA1B5?: The complementary color is #A1ECD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECA1B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.