What color is #FFECEB?

#FFECEB is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Voracious White. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFECEB?

The RGB value is 255, 236, 235: 255 red, 236 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFECEB?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFECEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.45:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFECEB color

#FFECEB rgb(255, 236, 235)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFECEB is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 92.5% green and 92.2% blue (255, 236, 235).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 100% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Voracious White (#FEEEED), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.45:1).

#FFECEB color codes

HEX	`#FFECEB`
RGB	`rgb(255, 236, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 92.5%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 100%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 8%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 8%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.84, 6.26, 2.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.84, 6.86, 24.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.229, 87.25, 90.88)`
Decimal	`16772331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFECEB, 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 #FFECEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFECEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.45:1	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 #FFECEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffeceb; }
.text { color: #ffeceb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffeceb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 236 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffeceb, #fff6eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #FFECEB?: #FFECEB is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Voracious White. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFECEB?: The RGB value is 255, 236, 235: 255 red, 236 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFECEB?: The complementary color is #EBFEFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFECEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.45:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.