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#ECB6BD Color

#ECB6BD is rgb(236, 182, 189) in RGB, hsl(352, 59%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 20%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Chestnut (#DDADAF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECB6BD
HEX#ECB6BD
RGBrgb(236, 182, 189)
HSLhsl(352, 59%, 82%)
HSVhsv(352, 23%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 20%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(82.7% 0.063 9.9)
LABlab(79.20% 20.90 4.39)
LCHlch(79.20% 21.36 11.87)

What #ECB6BD 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 #ECB6BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#ECB6BD Channel Values

How #ECB6BD 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 182 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 352° · S 59% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 352° · S 23% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 20% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 11.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECB6BD 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ECB6BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECB6BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #ECB6BD

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ECB6BD.

How #ECB6BD 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#ECB6BD
Protanopia#C1C1BD
Protanomaly#D3BCBD
Deuteranopia#CACABB
Deuteranomaly#D8C2BC
Tritanopia#EBB7B7
Tritanomaly#ECB7B9
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

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Using #ECB6BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecb6bd: #ECB6BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECB6BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecb6bd': '#ECB6BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.714, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_ecb6bd">#ECB6BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECB6BD"

More Red Colors

#ECB6BD sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECB6BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECB6BD?

#ECB6BD is a lightest red — rgb(236, 182, 189) in RGB and hsl(352, 59%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Chestnut (#DDADAF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.04.

What is the RGB value of #ECB6BD?

#ECB6BD is rgb(236, 182, 189) — red 236, green 182, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECB6BD?

#ECB6BD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 20%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECB6BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECB6BD scores 1.75:1 against white and 11.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECB6BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECB6BD 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 5.83, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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