What color is #ECD2E1?

#ECD2E1 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 #ECD2E1?

The RGB value is 236, 210, 225: 236 red, 210 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECD2E1?

The complementary color is #D2ECDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECD2E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECD2E1 color

#ECD2E1 rgb(236, 210, 225)

Shades of pink

The hex color #ECD2E1 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 82.4% green and 88.2% blue (236, 210, 225).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 41% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Berry Butter (#EFCEDC), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.87:1).

#ECD2E1 color codes

HEX	`#ECD2E1`
RGB	`rgb(236, 210, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 82.4%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 41%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 11%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 5%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.68, 11.56, -4.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.68, 12.25, 340.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.228, 69.363, 80.856)`
Decimal	`15520481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECD2E1, 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 #ECD2E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECD2E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.87:1	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 #ECD2E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecd2e1; }
.text { color: #ecd2e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecd2e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 210 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecd2e1, #ecd2d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #ECD2E1?: #ECD2E1 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 #ECD2E1?: The RGB value is 236, 210, 225: 236 red, 210 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECD2E1?: The complementary color is #D2ECDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECD2E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.