What color is #ECDBE6?

#ECDBE6 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 #ECDBE6?

The RGB value is 236, 219, 230: 236 red, 219 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECDBE6?

The complementary color is #DBECE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECDBE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECDBE6 color

#ECDBE6 rgb(236, 219, 230)

Shades of pink

The hex color #ECDBE6 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 85.9% green and 90.2% blue (236, 219, 230).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 31% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Antarctic Love (#EDDEE6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.84:1).

#ECDBE6 color codes

HEX	`#ECDBE6`
RGB	`rgb(236, 219, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 85.9%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 31%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.02, 7.72, -3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.02, 8.38, 337.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.205, 74.21, 85.262)`
Decimal	`15522790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECDBE6, 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 #ECDBE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECDBE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.84:1	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 #ECDBE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecdbe6; }
.text { color: #ecdbe6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecdbe6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 219 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecdbe6, #ecdbdd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #ECDBE6?: #ECDBE6 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 #ECDBE6?: The RGB value is 236, 219, 230: 236 red, 219 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECDBE6?: The complementary color is #DBECE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECDBE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.