What color is #ECB8CB?

#ECB8CB is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chantilly. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECB8CB?

The RGB value is 236, 184, 203: 236 red, 184 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECB8CB?

The complementary color is #B8ECD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECB8CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECB8CB color

#ECB8CB rgb(236, 184, 203)

Shades of pink

The hex color #ECB8CB is a very light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 72.2% green and 79.6% blue (236, 184, 203).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 58% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Chantilly (#EDB8C7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.29:1).

#ECB8CB color codes

HEX	`#ECB8CB`
RGB	`rgb(236, 184, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 72.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 58%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 22%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 14%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.86, 21.65, -2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.86, 21.77, 353.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.512, 56.428, 64.087)`
Decimal	`15513803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECB8CB, 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 #ECB8CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECB8CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.29:1	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 #ECB8CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecb8cb; }
.text { color: #ecb8cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecb8cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 184 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecb8cb, #ecbfb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #ECB8CB?: #ECB8CB is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chantilly. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECB8CB?: The RGB value is 236, 184, 203: 236 red, 184 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECB8CB?: The complementary color is #B8ECD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECB8CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.