What color is #ECDDDC?

#ECDDDC is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Butterfly Kisses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECDDDC?

The RGB value is 236, 221, 220: 236 red, 221 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECDDDC?

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

Is black or white text better on #ECDDDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECDDDC color

#ECDDDC rgb(236, 221, 220)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 86.7% green and 86.3% blue (236, 221, 220).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 30% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Butterfly Kisses (#F0DEDC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.94:1).

#ECDDDC color codes

HEX	`#ECDDDC`
RGB	`rgb(236, 221, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 86.7%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 30%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 7%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.26, 4.95, 2.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.26, 5.48, 25.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.365, 74.714, 78.253)`
Decimal	`15523292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECDDDC, 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 #ECDDDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECDDDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.94:1	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 #ECDDDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecdddc; }
.text { color: #ecdddc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecdddc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 221 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecdddc, #ece5dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #ECDDDC?: #ECDDDC is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Butterfly Kisses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECDDDC?: The RGB value is 236, 221, 220: 236 red, 221 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECDDDC?: The complementary color is #DCEBEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECDDDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.