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#ECB1CA Color

#ECB1CA is rgb(236, 177, 202) in RGB, hsl(335, 61%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 14%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Little Girl Pink (#F8B9D4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECB1CA
HEX#ECB1CA
RGBrgb(236, 177, 202)
HSLhsl(335, 61%, 81%)
HSVhsv(335, 25%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 14%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(82.2% 0.076 351.7)
LABlab(78.32% 24.90 -3.88)
LCHlch(78.32% 25.20 351.14)

What #ECB1CA 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 #ECB1CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Little Girl Pink#F8B9D4ΔE 3.66Cameo Pink#EFBBCCΔE 5.4Pink Pearl#E7ACCFΔE 5.46Nadeshiko Pink#F6ADC6ΔE 5.73Cotton Candy#FFBCD9ΔE 5.8Metallic Pink#EDA6C4ΔE 5.82

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

#ECB1CA Channel Values

How #ECB1CA 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 177 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 335° · S 61% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 335° · S 25% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 14% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.79:1 vs white · 11.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECB1CA 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 text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECB1CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECB1CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECB1CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ECB1CA
Complementary
#B1ECD3
Analogous
#ECB1E7
Analogous
#ECB6B1
Triadic
#CAECB1
Triadic
#B1CAEC
Split comp.
#B1ECB6
Split comp.
#B1E7EC

Tints & Shades of #ECB1CA

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

#EEB9CF
#F1C6D8
#F3CEDD
#F6DAE6
#F8E2EB
#FBEFF4

Shades

#E184AB
#D6578C
#C5306E
#982555
#6B1A3C
#3E0F22

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ECB1CA.

How #ECB1CA 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#ECB1CA
Protanopia#BDBDCA
Protanomaly#D1B8CA
Deuteranopia#C7C7C8
Deuteranomaly#D7BFC9
Tritanopia#EAB4B4
Tritanomaly#EBB3BD
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECB1CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecb1ca: #ECB1CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECB1CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecb1ca': '#ECB1CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.694, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_ecb1ca">#ECB1CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECB1CA"

More Pink Colors

#ECB1CA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#ECB1CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECB1CA?

#ECB1CA is a lightest pink — rgb(236, 177, 202) in RGB and hsl(335, 61%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Little Girl Pink (#F8B9D4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.66.

What is the RGB value of #ECB1CA?

#ECB1CA is rgb(236, 177, 202) — red 236, green 177, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECB1CA?

#ECB1CA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 14%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECB1CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECB1CA scores 1.79:1 against white and 11.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECB1CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECB1CA 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 pink (#FFC0CB) at a CIE76 distance of 9.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.