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#ECA7B3 Color

#ECA7B3 is rgb(236, 167, 179) in RGB, hsl(350, 64%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 24%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pink (#FFB6C1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECA7B3
HEX#ECA7B3
RGBrgb(236, 167, 179)
HSLhsl(350, 64%, 79%)
HSVhsv(350, 29%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 24%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.083 7.6)
LABlab(75.51% 27.39 4.54)
LCHlch(75.51% 27.77 9.42)

What #ECA7B3 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #ECA7B3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pink#FFB6C1ΔE 5.96Cherry Blossom Pink#FFB7C5ΔE 6.2Nadeshiko Pink#F6ADC6ΔE 7.18Pastel Pink#DEA5A4ΔE 7.81Mauvelous#EF98AAΔE 8.39Pink#FFC0CBΔE 8.82

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#ECA7B3 Channel Values

How #ECA7B3 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 236 · G 167 · B 1798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 350° · S 64% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 350° · S 29% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 24% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECA7B3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECA7B3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECA7B3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECA7B3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ECA7B3
Complementary
#A7ECE0
Analogous
#ECA7D5
Analogous
#ECBEA7
Triadic
#B3ECA7
Triadic
#A7B3EC
Split comp.
#A7ECBE
Split comp.
#A7D5EC

Tints & Shades of #ECA7B3

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#EEB4BE
#F0BCC5
#F3C9D0
#F6D5DB
#F9E2E6
#FAEAED

Shades

#E2798B
#D84F66
#C52B45
#972135
#691725
#3F0E16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ECA7B3.

How #ECA7B3 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#ECA7B3
Protanopia#B5B5B3
Protanomaly#CDB0B3
Deuteranopia#C1C1B1
Deuteranomaly#D4B7B2
Tritanopia#EBA9A9
Tritanomaly#EBA8AD
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECA7B3 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-eca7b3: #ECA7B3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECA7B3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eca7b3': '#ECA7B3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.655, blue: 0.702)
Android XML<color name="color_eca7b3">#ECA7B3</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECA7B3"

More Red Colors

#ECA7B3 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#ECA7B3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECA7B3?

#ECA7B3 is a light red — rgb(236, 167, 179) in RGB and hsl(350, 64%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pink (#FFB6C1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.96.

What is the RGB value of #ECA7B3?

#ECA7B3 is rgb(236, 167, 179) — red 236, green 167, and blue 179 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECA7B3?

#ECA7B3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 24%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECA7B3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECA7B3 scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECA7B3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECA7B3 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightpink (#FFB6C1) at a CIE76 distance of 5.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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