What color is #ECCBD9?

#ECCBD9 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Berry Butter. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECCBD9?

The RGB value is 236, 203, 217: 236 red, 203 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECCBD9?

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

Is black or white text better on #ECCBD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECCBD9 color

#ECCBD9 rgb(236, 203, 217)

Shades of pink

The hex color #ECCBD9 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 79.6% green and 85.1% blue (236, 203, 217).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 46% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Berry Butter (#EFCEDC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.11:1).

#ECCBD9 color codes

HEX	`#ECCBD9`
RGB	`rgb(236, 203, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 79.6%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 46%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 8%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.77, 13.87, -2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.77, 14.12, 349.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.471, 65.556, 74.679)`
Decimal	`15518681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECCBD9, 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 #ECCBD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECCBD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.11:1	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 #ECCBD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eccbd9; }
.text { color: #eccbd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eccbd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 203 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eccbd9, #eccecb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #ECCBD9?: #ECCBD9 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Berry Butter. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECCBD9?: The RGB value is 236, 203, 217: 236 red, 203 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECCBD9?: The complementary color is #CBECDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECCBD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.