What color is #ECDAE5?

#ECDAE5 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECDAE5?

The RGB value is 236, 218, 229: 236 red, 218 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECDAE5?

The complementary color is #DAECE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECDAE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECDAE5 color

#ECDAE5 rgb(236, 218, 229)

Shades of pink

The hex color #ECDAE5 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 85.5% green and 89.8% blue (236, 218, 229).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 32% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Antarctic Love (#EDDEE6), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.73:1).

#ECDAE5 color codes

HEX	`#ECDAE5`
RGB	`rgb(236, 218, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 85.5%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 32%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.75, 8.07, -3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.75, 8.66, 338.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.804, 73.634, 84.438)`
Decimal	`15522533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECDAE5, 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 #ECDAE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECDAE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.73:1	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 #ECDAE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecdae5; }
.text { color: #ecdae5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecdae5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 218 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecdae5, #ecdadc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #ECDAE5?: #ECDAE5 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECDAE5?: The RGB value is 236, 218, 229: 236 red, 218 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECDAE5?: The complementary color is #DAECE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECDAE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.