What color is #ECB3B4?

#ECB3B4 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Deeply Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECB3B4?

The RGB value is 236, 179, 180: 236 red, 179 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECB3B4?

The complementary color is #B3ECEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECB3B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECB3B4 color

#ECB3B4 rgb(236, 179, 180)

Shades of pink

The hex color #ECB3B4 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 70.2% green and 70.6% blue (236, 179, 180).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 60% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 24% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Deeply Embarrassed (#ECB2B3), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.67:1).

#ECB3B4 color codes

HEX	`#ECB3B4`
RGB	`rgb(236, 179, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 70.2%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 60%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 24%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 24%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.09, 20.83, 7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.09, 22.16, 19.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.951, 53.371, 50.368)`
Decimal	`15512500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECB3B4, 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 #ECB3B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECB3B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.67:1	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 #ECB3B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecb3b4; }
.text { color: #ecb3b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecb3b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 179 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecb3b4, #ecceb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #ECB3B4?: #ECB3B4 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Deeply Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECB3B4?: The RGB value is 236, 179, 180: 236 red, 179 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECB3B4?: The complementary color is #B3ECEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECB3B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.