What color is #ECDBDE?

#ECDBDE 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 #ECDBDE?

The RGB value is 236, 219, 222: 236 red, 219 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECDBDE?

The complementary color is #DBECE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECDBDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECDBDE color

#ECDBDE rgb(236, 219, 222)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 85.9% green and 87.1% blue (236, 219, 222).

Its hue angle is 349°, 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 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.75:1).

#ECDBDE color codes

HEX	`#ECDBDE`
RGB	`rgb(236, 219, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 85.9%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 31%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 6%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.81, 6.33, 0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.81, 6.36, 5.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.107, 73.771, 79.481)`
Decimal	`15522782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECDBDE, 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 #ECDBDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECDBDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.75:1	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 #ECDBDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecdbde; }
.text { color: #ecdbde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecdbde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 219 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecdbde, #ece0db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #ECDBDE?: #ECDBDE 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 #ECDBDE?: The RGB value is 236, 219, 222: 236 red, 219 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECDBDE?: The complementary color is #DBECE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECDBDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.