What color is #ECD5D6?

#ECD5D6 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fresco. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECD5D6?

The RGB value is 236, 213, 214: 236 red, 213 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECD5D6?

The complementary color is #D5ECEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECD5D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECD5D6 color

#ECD5D6 rgb(236, 213, 214)

Shades of pink

The hex color #ECD5D6 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 83.5% green and 83.9% blue (236, 213, 214).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 38% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Fresco (#F4DBD9), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.06:1).

#ECD5D6 color codes

HEX	`#ECD5D6`
RGB	`rgb(236, 213, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 83.5%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 38%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 10%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 9%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.13, 8.12, 2.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.13, 8.47, 16.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.523, 70.278, 73.455)`
Decimal	`15521238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECD5D6, 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 #ECD5D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECD5D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.06:1	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 #ECD5D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecd5d6; }
.text { color: #ecd5d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecd5d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 213 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecd5d6, #ece0d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #ECD5D6?: #ECD5D6 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fresco. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECD5D6?: The RGB value is 236, 213, 214: 236 red, 213 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECD5D6?: The complementary color is #D5ECEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECD5D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.