What color is #ECABBD?

#ECABBD is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Fallen Blossoms. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECABBD?

The RGB value is 236, 171, 189: 236 red, 171 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECABBD?

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

Is black or white text better on #ECABBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECABBD color

#ECABBD rgb(236, 171, 189)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 67.1% green and 74.1% blue (236, 171, 189).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 63% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Fallen Blossoms (#EDB2C4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#ECABBD color codes

HEX	`#ECABBD`
RGB	`rgb(236, 171, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 67.1%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 63%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 28%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 20%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.46, 26.4, 0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.46, 26.4, 0.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.341, 50.636, 54.835)`
Decimal	`15510461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECABBD, 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 #ECABBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECABBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	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 #ECABBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecabbd; }
.text { color: #ecabbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecabbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 171 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecabbd, #ecbaab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #ECABBD?: #ECABBD is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Fallen Blossoms. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECABBD?: The RGB value is 236, 171, 189: 236 red, 171 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECABBD?: The complementary color is #ABECDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECABBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.