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#ECC3BB Color

#ECC3BB is rgb(236, 195, 187) in RGB, hsl(10, 56%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 17%, 21%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECC3BB
HEX#ECC3BB
RGBrgb(236, 195, 187)
HSLhsl(10, 56%, 83%)
HSVhsv(10, 21%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 21%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(85.1% 0.048 31)
LABlab(82.27% 14.16 9.80)
LCHlch(82.27% 17.22 34.69)

What #ECC3BB 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 #ECC3BB, 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.

#ECC3BB Channel Values

How #ECC3BB 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 195 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 10° · S 56% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 10° · S 21% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 17% · Y 21% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECC3BB 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 text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECC3BB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECC3BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECC3BB; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #ECC3BB

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 #ECC3BB.

How #ECC3BB 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#ECC3BB
Protanopia#CBCBBB
Protanomaly#D9C8BB
Deuteranopia#D2D2BA
Deuteranomaly#DDCCBA
Tritanopia#EDC2C2
Tritanomaly#ECC2BF
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECC3BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecc3bb: #ECC3BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECC3BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecc3bb': '#ECC3BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.765, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_ecc3bb">#ECC3BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECC3BB"

More Red Colors

#ECC3BB sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECC3BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECC3BB?

#ECC3BB is a lightest red — rgb(236, 195, 187) in RGB and hsl(10, 56%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.37.

What is the RGB value of #ECC3BB?

#ECC3BB is rgb(236, 195, 187) — red 236, green 195, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECC3BB?

#ECC3BB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 17%, 21%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECC3BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECC3BB scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECC3BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECC3BB 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 12.02, which is visibly different.

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