What color is #ECCBCE?

#ECCBCE is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Petite Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECCBCE?

The RGB value is 236, 203, 206: 236 red, 203 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECCBCE?

The complementary color is #CBECE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECCBCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECCBCE color

#ECCBCE rgb(236, 203, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ECCBCE is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 79.6% green and 80.8% blue (236, 203, 206).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 46% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Petite Pink (#EACACB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14:1).

#ECCBCE color codes

HEX	`#ECCBCE`
RGB	`rgb(236, 203, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 79.6%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 46%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 13%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.49, 12.06, 2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.49, 12.38, 13.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.088, 65.003, 67.393)`
Decimal	`15518670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECCBCE, 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 #ECCBCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECCBCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14:1	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 #ECCBCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eccbce; }
.text { color: #eccbce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eccbce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 203 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eccbce, #ecd9cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #ECCBCE?: #ECCBCE is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Petite Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECCBCE?: The RGB value is 236, 203, 206: 236 red, 203 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECCBCE?: The complementary color is #CBECE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECCBCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.