What color is #ECCECB?

#ECCECB is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fairy Floss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECCECB?

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

What is the complementary color of #ECCECB?

The complementary color is #CBE9EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECCECB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECCECB color

#ECCECB rgb(236, 206, 203)

Shades of pink

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

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

Its hue angle is 5°, with 46% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Fairy Floss (#EBC9C6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.26:1).

#ECCECB color codes

HEX	`#ECCECB`
RGB	`rgb(236, 206, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 80.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 46%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 14%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.14, 10, 5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.14, 11.35, 28.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.442, 66.289, 65.731)`
Decimal	`15519435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECCECB, 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 #ECCECB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECCECB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.26:1	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 #ECCECB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ECCECB?: #ECCECB is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fairy Floss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECCECB?: The RGB value is 236, 206, 203: 236 red, 206 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECCECB?: The complementary color is #CBE9EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECCECB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.