What color is #ECCED6?

#ECCED6 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 #ECCED6?

The RGB value is 236, 206, 214: 236 red, 206 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECCED6?

The complementary color is #CEECE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECCED6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECCED6 color

#ECCED6 rgb(236, 206, 214)

Shades of pink

The hex color #ECCED6 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 80.8% green and 83.9% blue (236, 206, 214).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 44% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Berry Butter (#EFCEDC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.37:1).

#ECCED6 color codes

HEX	`#ECCED6`
RGB	`rgb(236, 206, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 80.8%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 44%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 9%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.42, 11.79, -0.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.42, 11.79, 359.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.8, 66.832, 72.881)`
Decimal	`15519446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECCED6, 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 #ECCED6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECCED6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.37:1	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 #ECCED6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecced6; }
.text { color: #ecced6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecced6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 206 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecced6, #ecd5ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #ECCED6?: #ECCED6 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 #ECCED6?: The RGB value is 236, 206, 214: 236 red, 206 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECCED6?: The complementary color is #CEECE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECCED6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.