What color is #ECDBE0?

#ECDBE0 is a very light, desaturated rose known as Homoeopathic Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECDBE0?

The RGB value is 236, 219, 224: 236 red, 219 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECDBE0?

The complementary color is #DBECE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECDBE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECDBE0 color

#ECDBE0 rgb(236, 219, 224)

Shades of pink

The hex color #ECDBE0 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 85.9% green and 87.8% blue (236, 219, 224).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 31% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black.

This exact color is also called Homoeopathic Red.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.78:1).

#ECDBE0 color codes

HEX	`#ECDBE0`
RGB	`rgb(236, 219, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 85.9%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 31%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 5%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.87, 6.68, -0.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.87, 6.68, 357.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.377, 73.879, 80.901)`
Decimal	`15522784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECDBE0, 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 #ECDBE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECDBE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.78:1	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 #ECDBE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecdbe0; }
.text { color: #ecdbe0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecdbe0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 219 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecdbe0, #ecdedb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #ECDBE0?: #ECDBE0 is a very light, desaturated rose known as Homoeopathic Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECDBE0?: The RGB value is 236, 219, 224: 236 red, 219 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECDBE0?: The complementary color is #DBECE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECDBE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.