What color is #ECDBDD?

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

What is the RGB value of #ECDBDD?

The RGB value is 236, 219, 221: 236 red, 219 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECDBDD?

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

Is black or white text better on #ECDBDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECDBDD color

#ECDBDD rgb(236, 219, 221)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 85.9% green and 86.7% blue (236, 219, 221).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 31% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Discrete Pink (#EBDBDD), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.74:1).

#ECDBDD color codes

HEX	`#ECDBDD`
RGB	`rgb(236, 219, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 85.9%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 31%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 6%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.79, 6.16, 1.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.79, 6.26, 10.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.973, 73.717, 78.777)`
Decimal	`15522781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECDBDD, 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 #ECDBDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECDBDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.74:1	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 #ECDBDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecdbdd; }
.text { color: #ecdbdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecdbdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 219 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecdbdd, #ece1db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #ECDBDD?: #ECDBDD is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Discrete Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECDBDD?: The RGB value is 236, 219, 221: 236 red, 219 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECDBDD?: The complementary color is #DBECEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECDBDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.